In North-Central New Jersey, there is a backyard teeming with around 200 turtles. Many of these shelled creatures have been rescued from the smuggling trade and are now being nursed back to health in order to hopefully be returned to the wild. Science reporter Ari Daniel )joins host Regina G. Barber) to tell the story behind one man's efforts to care for these turtles and to ensure they have a chance at another (better) life. Read more)** of Ari's reporting.**Have an idea for a future episode? We'd love to know — email us at [email protected])! Listen to every episode of Short Wave sponsor-free and support our work at NPR by signing up for Short Wave+ at* plus.npr.org/shortwave*)*.*Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices)NPR Privacy Policy)
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