Arkansas
Turtles are becoming more active across Arkansas
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KAIT/KARK) – Some people may have noticed turtles are becoming more active as the season changes.
Officials with the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission said this is due to it becoming warmer.
“They’re reptiles and cold-blooded animals so when it warms up they become more active and also probably some breeding activity this year,” Trey Reid with AGFC told content partner KARK.
Reid said there are more than 17 species of turtles across the Natural State.
“They’re just cool critters and they’re very long-lived animals,” he said.
If people stop and help turtles, Reid urged that you not to take them far and not keep them as pets.
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