Dancing Turtle Rescue and Education Program, Inc.

Dancing Turtle Rescue and Education Program, Inc. Let's save turtles! Wild turtle rehabilitation, turtle education programs, and conservation-focused outreach in northeastern New York.

Support our work: https://dancingturtlerescue.org/donate At Dancing Turtle Rescue, we rescue, rehabilitate, and release turtles injured by cars, fishing gear, or dogs in Essex, Warren, and Saratoga counties. We are New York State Department of Environmental Conservation licensed wildlife rehabilitators. We specialize in native freshwater turtles, such as painted and snapping turtles, nonvenomous

snakes, frogs, and salamanders. If we have space and resources available, we also take in orphaned baby squirrels and opossums. If you find another species, please see the resources below to locate a rehabber. We love turtles and share that love through public education programs. Our ambassador turtles join us to introduce children, teens, and adults to the wonder of turtles and their wetland habitats. We bring our programs to schools, nature centers, scout meetings, senior centers, and many public events. Please contact us if you would like to learn more about our programs. Dancing Turtle occassionally rescues non-native turtles. These turtles are either former pets who were released into the wild and end up sick or injured, or pets that have been abandoned or neglected. Some of our rescues are available for adoption. If you are interested in adopting a turtle, please visit our website at www.dancingturtlerescue.org for more information. To find a wildlife rehabilitator near you:
Animal Help Now nationwide listings (recommended): ahnow.org or download the app

North Country Wild Care (northeastern NY): 518-964-6740

NYS DEC wildlife rehabilitator listings: https://www.dec.ny.gov/cfmx/extapps/sls_searches/index.cfm?p=live_rehab

05/11/2026

It's officially turtle season! Please be on the lookout when driving for turtles trying to cross the road. Pedro came in with some injuries, but thankfully, he should make a full recovery and be released back to his pond at the end of the month. 🐢

Your donations help us take care of injured turtles like Pedro and so many more!

05/06/2026

It's Wish List Wednesday, AND it's National Turtle Month! And with the (sort of) warmer weather, we're seeing more and more turtles on the road, which means it's officially intake season for our very busy rehabbers.

Can you help out with some of the needs on our wish lists? You can find out more here:
Donate to Dancing Turtle: https://zurl.co/7dBcq
Amazon Wish List: https://zurl.co/9W5yF
Chewy Wish List: https://zurl.co/OQjlR

Hector here this morning, to say to everyone, MAY THE FOURTH BE WITH YOU!
05/04/2026

Hector here this morning, to say to everyone, MAY THE FOURTH BE WITH YOU!

It's meme Monday! And this is your reminder that with the warmer weather as we head into May, there are going to be load...
04/27/2026

It's meme Monday! And this is your reminder that with the warmer weather as we head into May, there are going to be loads more turtles crossing the road! Please drive with care to avoid injuring them while they're making their way across dangerous roads.

Want to learn more about turtles and how you can help them? We have several amazing turtle education programs that we want to present to your group, library, or school! Find out more here: https://zurl.co/00ROJ

04/22/2026

Happy Earth Day! How has your relationship with the Earth transformed through the years?

It's Meme Monday here at Dancing Turtle, and this is a reminder that the weather is warming up (except for today) and th...
04/20/2026

It's Meme Monday here at Dancing Turtle, and this is a reminder that the weather is warming up (except for today) and the turtles are once again on the move! This means it's important to exercise extra caution when driving to make sure our turtle friends get to wherever they're going SAFELY and without injury!

Want to learn more about how you can help the turtles? Check out our education offerings here: https://zurl.co/a42Jp

We can also use help with our wish lists!
Amazon wish list: https://zurl.co/8CiRj
Chewy wish list: https://zurl.co/0FF1e

It's meme Monday! And this was just too funny not to share!
04/13/2026

It's meme Monday! And this was just too funny not to share!

04/01/2026

We're so excited to announce that as part of expanding our education and outreach programs, Dancing Turtle will now offer turtle-themed birthday parties! Watch the video for more details!

Party packages include:
A turtle-shaped water slide/bounce house
A custom-made turtle birthday cake
Turtle balloon animals

PLUS a chance to pet a live snapping turtle!

Watch the video to find out more!

03/17/2026

You've heard of snail mail, right? Well we want to start delivering turtle mail! Sign up for our email list and stay in touch!

Sign up here: https://zurl.co/vGphL

03/17/2026

Happy St. Patrick's Day! We can't figure out why St. Patrick would ever want to drive the snakes out of Ireland. Snakes are fascinating and so important to our ecosystems here on Earth!

1. There are over 4,000 known species of snakes on Earth that can be found in nearly every single type of environment - desert, mountains, forest, even the ocean! Of those 4,000 known species, less than 600 are venomous.

2. Snakes range in size from tiny little thread snakes that fit on a quarter to giant anacondas that weigh over 200 pounds!

3. Snakes play a crucial role in disease control and biodiversity by controlling rodent populations. Without snakes in our ecosystems, those systems would quickly collapse. Snakes also contribute to plant propagation when they consume rodents that have eaten seeds. 💩

4. Snakes are also an important part of the food chain, being a food source for birds, mammals, and even some other reptiles. A healthy snake population is a good thing for our planet!

So enjoy this video of Debbie's snake being cute and next time you see a snake, thank it for everything it does to keep our planet (and us) healthy! 💚💚💚

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On The Hill
Schroon Lake, NY

Website

https://linktr.ee/dancingturtlerehab

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