Thank you so much for this team effort! *~Jai *
On Fri, Oct 7, 2022 at 12:24 AM Paul Shorb <paul.sh...@gmail.com> wrote: > Update on possible trapped turtle: > > After calling Lindsay for the location, I got there about 3 pm and waded > in. Ryan and Will from the Conservation Commission arrived just after > (impressively prompt dispatch!) We did not see a turtle in the wire cage. > However, nearby I did see the muskrat in the attached photo, who thrashed > about as I approached it but seemed stuck in place. On closer examination, > its long tail seemed strangely entwined in stringy aquatic vegetation, as > you can see in the photo. I was able to slide that stuff off its tail. It > then swam away, at first with a strange corkscrew/twirling motion. Hard to > tell whether that corkscrewing was in celebration of release or a > dysfunctional swimming method that got it entwined in the first place. > > We watched as it swam around a bit, including into and out of the > wire enclosure shown in Lindsay's photo. Ryan and Will judged it to be a > small, presumably young, muskrat. When sticking its nose out of the wire > enclosure, it looked a lot like the creature shown in Lindsay's photo, so > maybe that's what was sighted? In any event, if the muskrat couldn't free > itself from where I found it, I assume eventually it would have drowned or > starved. So Lindsay's alert probably saved this creature - yea! > > > https://drive.google.com/file/d/1egRj-dUXXYtzXi1NWkQnIeSZC-f_jbb2/view?usp=sharing > > > On Thu, Oct 6, 2022 at 7:53 PM Annamaria San Antonio < > victorygoddess...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Oh shoot! Surely it must be freed somehow. Where exactly was this? I >> will go tomorrow and see if there isn't some way to free it. >> >> *~Jai * >> >> >> On Thu, Oct 6, 2022 at 2:37 PM Nick & Lindsay CotterPong < >> cotterp...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Hi y’all- >>> >>> Is this turtle trapped? Saw on my walk just now. >>> >>> 🐢 >>> >>> >>> *Lindsay Cotterpong, LICSW* >>> 86 Baker Ave Ext >>> Concord, MA >>> *Phone: (781) 691-2741 <(781)%20691-2741>* >>> *www.Lindsaycotterpong.com <http://www.Lindsaycotterpong.com>* >>> >>> *Email, phone, or text contact with Lindsay Cotterpong, LICSW is not a >>> safe or appropriate medium for urgent or emergency messages. If you are >>> experiencing an emergency, please go to your nearest emergency room or dial >>> 9-1-1 immediately. **Email, phone or text contact with Lindsay >>> Cotterpong, LICSW does not constitute a psychotherapeutic relationship.* >>> >>> *This email (and its attachments) may contain privileged or confidential >>> information. This information is intended for exclusive use by the person >>> (or agency) to whom it is addressed. Any use of this information (including >>> review, retransmission, or dissemination) is prohibited, except by the >>> intended recipients. If you received this email in error, please notify the >>> sender by reply email; in addition, destroy all copies and delete the >>> material from any computer. Thank you. (In accordance with the Electronic >>> Communications Privacy Act, 18 U.S.C.§§ 2510-2521 <2510-2521>.)* >>> >>> -- >>> The LincolnTalk mailing list. >>> To post, send mail to Lincoln@lincolntalk.org. >>> Search the archives at http://lincoln.2330058.n4.nabble.com/. >>> Browse the archives at >>> https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/. >>> Change your subscription settings at >>> https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. >>> >>> -- >> The LincolnTalk mailing list. >> To post, send mail to Lincoln@lincolntalk.org. >> Search the archives at http://lincoln.2330058.n4.nabble.com/. >> Browse the archives at >> https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/. >> Change your subscription settings at >> https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. >> >> -- > The LincolnTalk mailing list. > To post, send mail to Lincoln@lincolntalk.org. > Search the archives at http://lincoln.2330058.n4.nabble.com/. > Browse the archives at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/ > . > Change your subscription settings at > https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. > >
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