A snapping turtle has died after it was
found bludgeoned in a sand bunker on a golf course.
The female turtle was found on Monday
after being beaten with a golf club at the Delbrook Golf Club in
Delavan, Wisconsin.
She had holes in her shell and was also
struck in the right eye. The turtle, aged between 10 and 13 years
old, was looking for a place to lay her eggs when she was attacked.
Surgery was planned for the turtle on Tuesday but vets only gave her a 40 per cent chance of survival.
Jeannie Lord, director of the Pineview
Wildlife Rehabilitation Center, announced yesterday that she had died
overnight. She said the turtle's injuries were too extensive for it
to survive.
The Department of Natural Resources was called to the golf course at about 9:30am on Monday.
The beating is believed to have
happened between 7:30am and 9:30am.
The Global Conservation Group of Watertown has offered a $1,000 reward for information leading to an arrest and conviction.
People for the Ethical Treatment of
Animals has also offered a total of $5,000.
(Source)
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