Dimitri Rucker (Fleetwood Meech)

St. Louis, MO 63034🥡 ↗️ Annapolis, MD 21403⛵️

[Dimitri Rucker (Fleetwood Meech) @DMeecheRucker]

I gave some Baltimore elementary school kids a tortoise experience. The tortoises raced afterwards, everyone won one race 🐢 15/10 day

[U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service @USFWS]

Scientists at Alaska Maritime Refuge worked with partners to document the largest single-species wildlife die-off in modern history. Read more about how a marine heatwave led to the loss of 4 million common murres — about half of AK’s population.

Image: Before/After by USFWS

[U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service @USFWS]

Our plastic waste is bad for wildlife.

The image is of a deceased black-footed albatross chick. It's a sobering picture and normally we like to keep things light-hearted on this account, but every once in a while we need to have one of those "real talks."

#EarthDay

[Tiberius @tiberiusfiles]

Some of the 400 bodies discovered in mass graves at Nasser Hospital in Gaza.

According to reporting, these bodies include children with their hands tied behind their backs — murdered while in captivity, a direct breach of the Geneva Convention.

[Turtle Conservancy @turtletweets]

Our giant Galapagos tortoises recently got their pond expanded, just in time for the summer!! Galapagos tortoises rely on soaking in the water to regulate their temperature, so having plenty of space to do so is a must!

[U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service @USFWS]

Please paws and give thanks to all our K-9 Veterans. 🐾

This handsome lab is a recently retired Wildlife Canine Inspector named Dock. Dock and many working K-9s like him, are an integral part of our Office of Law Enforcement.

[Majid Jordan @majidjordan]

night 9

[Los Angeles Lakers @Lakers]

The first ever In-Season Tournament Champions: Your Los Angeles Lakers

[The Associated Press @AP]

At a military base outside Mexico City, an army colonel is running what he calls a kindergarten for dogs.

[Paige Hulsey @paigehulsey]

Wow!!!! The view in downtown #stl right now 😍 @GatewayArchSTL

[Dimitri Rucker (Fleetwood Meech) @DMeecheRucker]

@MarieSharps 😲😲😲

[Dimitri Rucker (Fleetwood Meech) @DMeecheRucker]

That sunshine right after rain>>>

[Brian Merchant @bcmerchant]

For $3500 I will personally come to your house and move your couch closer to the TV

[Saint Louis Zoo @stlzoo]

Box turtles have home ranges and if carried to a new area, they experience stress. If you find a turtle in the wild, know that their habitat is especially suited for their needs, and they are important part of their habitat. Please only take photos and keep our turtles wild!

[Turtle Survival Alliance @TurtleSurvival]

"With these turtle eyes, one look at you and I can't disguise..."

We're continuing the #WorldTurtleDay® #shellebration® with our 3rd installment of today's Turtle Month Species Spotlights! All of these are endangered and critically endangered beauties that we manage, breed,

[U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service @USFWS]

Since 1996, endangered Kemp's ridley sea turtle nests in Texas have grown from just 6 to 353 in 2017, the current record. Nests tend to surge in number every 3 years, so here's hoping 2023 sets new records! #esa50

The story: https://t.co/ZypCrQrAWL

Art by Cal Robinson/USFWS

[Saint Louis Zoo @stlzoo]

Turtles are threatened by habitat loss, invasive species, collection for pets or food, road mortality and more. Help us celebrate #WorldTurtleDay and learn about how the Zoo is conserving turtles and tortoises by visiting the Herpetarium on Tuesday, May 23, from 1 to 3 p.m.

[Marathon SC 🏁 @SeanClancey]

He did the unthinkable before… I believe