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Turtle Rescue After 78-Year-Old’s Guilty Plea | Concord News
A 78-year-old man from Hillsborough, Charles Puccio, admitted to brutally stomping on nesting turtles, leaving 15 dead and one survivor—named Oka—who’s now recovering at the New Hampshire Turtle Rescue. Witnesses say he deliberately dismounted his car to crush a turtle, sparking an investigation by state wildlife officials and concerned citizens. With four of New Hampshire’s seven native turtle species teetering on extinction, rescues like this one are vital for ecological balance. Puccio pleaded guilty to wildlife cruelty charges. Oka’s expected release next spring symbolizes hope, but the…
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