{"id":15249613,"date":"2026-08-10T23:16:48","date_gmt":"2026-08-11T03:16:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/watch-these-endangered-turtles-get-released-back-into-their-habitat\/"},"modified":"2026-08-11T01:33:26","modified_gmt":"2026-08-11T05:33:26","slug":"watch-these-endangered-turtles-get-released-back-into-their-habitat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/watch-these-endangered-turtles-get-released-back-into-their-habitat\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch these endangered turtles get released back into their habitat"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.cbc.ca\/ais\/28c5860c-e248-43ed-827e-ad86d30678d7,1786403759126\/full\/max\/0\/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%282%2C0%2C5331%2C2998%29%3BResize%3D%28620%29\" alt=\"A turtle being held in someone&apos;s hand.\" width=\"620\" height=\"349\" title=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Each summer, conservationists with the Canadian Wildlife Federation release endangered Blanding&#8217;s turtles in west Ottawa. This year, they&#8217;re releasing 900 hatchlings \u2014 up from 600 last year. Rachelle Elsiufi tagged along for a recent release.<\/p>\n<p class=\"inmi-source\">Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/player\/play\/9.7302456?cmp=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">News &#8211; Ottawa &#8211; CBC<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Each summer, conservationists with the Canadian Wildlife Federation release endangered Blanding&#8217;s turtles in west Ottawa. This year, they&#8217;re releasing 900 hatchlings \u2014 up from 600 last year. 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