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October 16, 2006

Welcome to Turtles All The Way Down!

I should have some wonderful and enticing introductory blog entry here, but I really don't, and for that I apologize. What I can tell you is that I have owned and operated The Basking Spot for about 10 years and have found that it's the shelled critters that I'm most drawn to, so I decided to develop a site devoted to turtles and tortoises. I hope you enjoy it, visit often, and please post some comments to start some discussions!

Also please feel free to e-mail me with any chelonian info you think turtle fans would find interesting!

And for now I'll leave you with this, one of my favorite sites: The Slowskys.

Posted by turtledown on October 16, 2006 1:53 PM | | Comments (0)

October 17, 2006

News Items for October 17, 2006

Fort Pierce sea turtle activist, 78, dies
Rehabilitated sea turtle scheduled for release Wednesday
Red tide suspected in sea turtle deaths
Rare turtle in police station
A little mankind...

Posted by turtledown on October 17, 2006 12:18 PM | | Comments (0)

October 18, 2006

News Items for October 18, 2006

Loggerhead numbers down, turtle advocate reports
Pop Whitman almost makes a turtle smile

Posted by turtledown on October 18, 2006 12:29 PM | | Comments (0)

"Fear the Turtle" Sculptures On Auction!

"Susan Wilkes, a 1983 alumna of the University of Maryland, plans to be on campus this week for an activity she hasn't yet told her husband about.

It's nothing scandalous, but it could involve a large transaction of money.

Wilkes, 45, said she expects to bid at one of the silent and live auctions on Thursday for Fear the Turtle terrapin sculptures that have graced spots around the campus, the state and Washington, D.C., since last spring.

The 50 sculptures - decorated by 50 different artists - celebrate the university's 150th anniversary."

Related links:
UMD's 'Fear the Turtle' Sculptures Go on Auction
'Fear the Turtle' Sculptures Web Site
'Fear the Turrtle' Sculpture Project
Lone Turtle Faces Auction
'Fear the Turtle' Sculpture To Be Auctioned Off

Posted by turtledown on October 18, 2006 12:33 PM | | Comments (0)

October 19, 2006

News Items for October 19, 2006

Turtle-friendly lights cost SRIA $100,000
Naples, FL: Sea Turtle Talk Wednesdays at 9:30am
Take Cecil for a spin

Posted by turtledown on October 19, 2006 10:31 AM | | Comments (0)

Rear-Suspension Tortoise

"LONDON: Winky the three-legged tortoise has been given a lift after she was fitted with a suspension system and a pneumatic tyre to help her cope with muddy terrain.

The reptile, aged 54, can now go "off-road" and roam over boggy ground after the 4x4-style system was installed on the underside of her shell.

Winky was fitted with a two inch plastic wheel four years ago to replace her rear right leg which she lost to an unknown predator."

Related links:
Winky the wonky tortoise gets new tyre
Park shells out on tortoise Winky
Bet this tortoise runs on shell

Posted by turtledown on October 19, 2006 11:57 AM | | Comments (1)

October 20, 2006

News Items for October 20, 2006

VIDEO: Three-Legged Tortoise Fitted With Wheel
EU looks over turtle measures
Turtle sculptures hit auction block

Posted by turtledown on October 20, 2006 6:21 PM | | Comments (0)

October 21, 2006

News Items for October 21, 2006

Turtle-torturing senior citizen bites cop

Posted by turtledown on October 21, 2006 9:28 PM | | Comments (0)

October 23, 2006

News Items for October 23, 2006

Leiths Soft-shell Turtle sighted in Kerala
Update: One Arrested for Turtle Confiscation

Posted by turtledown on October 23, 2006 8:55 PM | | Comments (0)

October 24, 2006

News Items for October 24, 2006

Harriet the historic tortoise
Tortoise-relocation policy worries Sebastian woman
Ban the sale of turtle meat and move on
Sea turtle numbers in line with recent years
Turtle Crawl on Sunday

Posted by turtledown on October 24, 2006 5:32 PM | | Comments (0)

October 25, 2006

News Items for October 25, 2006

Walton County wants immediate restart of beach restoration

Posted by turtledown on October 25, 2006 12:06 PM | | Comments (0)

Timothy; or, Notes of an Abject Reptile

Timothy begins:

"I was gone for more than a week before they found me. A rustling in the bean-field, heavy steps nearby. A shout -- the boy's voice -- more shouts. Thomas catches me up in his hands with sickening haste. I weigh six pounds thirteen ounces. He lifts me as though I weigh nothing at all."
Verlyn Klinkenborg writes 117 pages of fictional autobiography in which Timothy the tortoise describes his life in the garden of 18th century naturalist Gilbert White.

Obviously, I have added this book to my Amazon.com Wish List.

Related Links:
What the tortoise knew
LibraryJournal.com

Posted by turtledown on October 25, 2006 2:13 PM | | Comments (0)

October 26, 2006

News Items for October 26, 2006

Developer's project not slowed by box turtles
Plodding Pals - Turtles Burrow Into Our Good Graces
Turtle migrants find haven off Tamil Nadu

Posted by turtledown on October 26, 2006 12:45 AM | | Comments (0)

News Items for October 26, 2006

Opinion: Eating turtle meat is healthy and traditional
Developer's project not slowed by box turtles

Posted by turtledown on October 26, 2006 9:53 PM | | Comments (0)

October 27, 2006

News Items for October 27, 2006

At auction, buyers don't fear the turtle
Turtle goes 'shopping' at Dolphin's Turtle Crossing will reach town's 40B quota

Posted by turtledown on October 27, 2006 9:49 PM | | Comments (0)

October 29, 2006

News Items for October 29, 2006

Tortoise project teaches preservation
Curriculum with a hard shell

Posted by turtledown on October 29, 2006 9:45 PM | | Comments (0)

October 31, 2006

News Items for October 31, 2006

Green sea turtle nests soar; loggerheads down
Missing turtle's slow return
Turtle nests tapering off in the Panhandle

Posted by turtledown on October 31, 2006 12:51 PM | | Comments (0)

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