Cape Cod shelter to set free Diamond-backed terrapins that were cold-stunned this winter

“Diamonds in the rough! ? Or, feeling rough anyways!

After being found cold-stunned this winter, these diamond-backed terrapins are now doing much better with help from Wild Care Cape Cod!

Diamond-backed terrapins are a threatened species in Massachusetts due to vehicle and vessel strikes, loss of habitat, and off-road vehicles. They will be released back into the wild in May.”-Massachusetts Division of Fisheries & Wildlife.

Learn more about the Diamond-backed terrapins in a PDF file from the Massachusetts Division of Fisheries & Wildlife.

Massachusetts Division of Fisheries & Wildlife photo.