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Jersey Shore kindergartners release baby turtles into the wild

A program to bolster the diamond terrapin population that is a Jersey Shore conservation tradition has expanded this spring to include year-round GPS tracking to learn more about the unique reptiles.

Lisa Ferguson, director of research and conservation at the Wetlands Institute, teaches kindergartners from Stone Harbor School about diamondback terrapins, as the kindergartners release them into nearby marshes as part of a program by the Wetlands Institute and Stockton University.
Lisa Ferguson, director of research and conservation at the Wetlands Institute, teaches kindergartners from Stone Harbor School about diamondback terrapins, as the kindergartners release them into nearby marshes as part of a program by the Wetlands Institute and Stockton University.Read moreJessica Griffin / Staff Photographer