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Scientists in London, Ont. are trying to bring the eastern spiny soft shell turtle back from the brink of extinction by releasing a record number of lab-produced hatchings into the wild.
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Biologist urges caution after finding more turtles who swallowed fishing hooks
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What to do when you see a turtle on the side of the road
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Change in climate contributes to drop in Spiny Softshell Turtle survival in Thames watershed
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Scientists release record number of endangered soft shell turtles
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Biologist urges caution after finding more turtles who swallowed fishing hooks
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London city council votes to decommission Springbank Dam
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Scientists release record number of endangered soft shell turtles
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Scientists release record number of endangered soft shell turtles
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London city council votes to decommission Springbank Dam
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Biologist urges caution after finding more turtles who swallowed fishing hooks
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London city council votes to decommission Springbank Dam