Animal 411
Animal Control: Watch Out for Snapping Turtles Crossing Roads, Nesting Season Underway
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With snapping turtle mothers leaving their ponds to lay eggs on dry land, the New Canaan Police Department’s Animal Control section is urging residents to watch out for the animals. Nesting season is underway and female turtles are beginning to cross roads and lawns in order to find safe places for their newly laid eggs to hatch, according to Officer Allyson Halm, head of Animal Control. People around town are uninformed about and even frightened by the sudden appearance of the prehistoric creatures, though there’s no reason to be scared of the placid reptiles, Halm said. “The sad thing is that people will run them over, and sometimes intentionally,” Halm said. “We are just asking people to yield to them.”
Police have received reports of numerous sightings around town over the past several days, including on Elm Place, Fieldcrest Road and in Lakeview Cemetery, she said.