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When the days warm up in spring, the endangered Blanding’s turtle starts getting busy

sunny day in May is ideal for spying a smiling Blanding’s turtle catching rays atop a log or a muskrat lodge in Ontario, western Quebec, or southern Nova Scotia. Solar charging

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