20 year old snapping turtle gets a new home.

[Catherine]

SqueeGee of just G is a 20 year old snapping turtle. He has lived at the Royal Botanical Gardens. He finally  has a suitable home at the Aspen Valley Wildlife Rescue. They have set up a proper habitat for G so he an live a normal turtle life. He cannot be released to the wild, but he can have as close to a natural wild life as possible.

https://www.ctvnews.ca/barrie/article/20...sanctuary/

Wildlife, especially turtles can't always be released to the wild. They are often taken from the wild before they learn any life skills. Giving him a happy new habitat where he can fully live is the closest G can come to the wild. It is not perfect, but it is close enough.