The 78 diamondback terrapins were picked up, place into a pickup truck and removed from the runway, said John Kelly, a spokesman for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. They were originally spotted around 8:30 a.m. by a pilot, … Read more

Diamondback Terrapins Blog Results

• ontd_political: Turtles crawl on runway, delay flights at JFK
  He identified the turtles as Diamondback terrapins, a species common to Jamaica Bay, which surrounds the airport. The turtles appeared to be about 8 inches long and weigh 2 to 3 pounds each. Jets hit turtles a few times each year at JFK …Read more
• Diamondback Blogs | Thursday Tidbits
  Another college football writer pegs the Terps last in the Atlantic Division, season three of ‘Terrapins Rising’ debuts Tuesday and this from Gary Williams on Greivis Vasquez’s quasi-double-guarantee, per Dan Steinberg: … Read more
• Baxojayz – Centricity: Turtle Thursday: In the news
  He identified the turtles as Diamondback terrapins, a species common to Jamaica Bay, which surrounds the airport. The turtles appeared to be about 8 inches long and weigh 2 to 3 pounds each. More here: … Read more
• Diamondback Terrapin Release!! : The National Marine Life Center
  The National Marine Life Center released four headstart Diamondback Terrapins at Turtle Point, Lieutenant Island, Wellfleet, MA. The tiny turtles weighed only 5.5 grams when they were brought to NMLC last October, after having hatched … Read more
• Northern diamondback terrapin on Flickr – Photo Sharing!
  Click this icon to see all public photos and videos tagged with Northern diamondback terrapin Northern diamondback terrapin · Click this icon to see all public photos and videos tagged with Edwin B. Forsythe Edwin B. Forsythe NWR … Read more

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