Ways to help

The people organizing World Turtle Day share some tips on how you can help turtles.

Never remove turtles or tortoises from the wild unless they are sick or injured.

If that’s the case, talk to a grown-up first so they can help seek proper medical care for it.

If a turtle is crossing a busy street, ask for an adult’s help. The adult can check to make sure the road is clear, pick up the turtle and place it on the side of the road the turtle is traveling toward. Make sure it’s placed down in the same direction it was going. If the grown-up puts it on the side of the road the turtle was coming from, it will walk into the street again.

Keeping rivers, streams, deserts, forests and beaches clean is a big help to turtles since they can get trapped by litter.

You can also support a turtle conservation or rescue project in your area.