Loveland-based wildlife center caring for three injured turtles - Loveland Reporter-Herald
Tallon Nightwalker has dedicated his life — from the time he was a child — to rehabilitating and caring for injured and orphaned wildlife. One of the founders of Northern Colorado Wildlife Center, and its director, Nightwalker and his team are caring for three patients in their Loveland facility — all injured turtles. Jenny Sparks / Loveland Reporter-Herald Kate Boyd with the Northern Colorado Wildlife Center shows some of the injuries on a painted turtle Wednesday, June 30, 2021, they are treating at the nonprofit in Loveland. The turtle was injured when it was chewed on by a dog that found it in its yard. (Jenny Sparks/Loveland Reporter-Herald) "We give them as much time as they need to heal," said Nightwalker, explaining that the goal is to rehabilitate and return the creatures to their native, wild habitat. Two 14-pound snapping turtles were injured when they were hit by vehicles, one in north Fort Collins and the other between Fort Collins and Loveland, and a small