Flight schedules at the International Airport John F. Kennedy, New York, was disturbed. The reason, more than 150 tortoises that are currently in the breeding season across the tarmac and then disrupt air linats on Wednesday, June 29, 2011.
Tortoise-type ‘diamondback terrapin’ are trying to find the ideal location to spawn. Apparently the location is considered ideal in the sandy areas, across the runway 4. According to officials from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Carol Bannerman, they then moved to a safer place to spawn.
JFK Airport is surrounded by bays and wetlands. Most turtles that pass through the runway is a female tortoise, and the process of fertilization occurs in water, he added.
According to a spokesman for airport security, Ron Marsico, as reported by CNN page, the first turtle was found at 06:45 am local time. Soon, the airport security staff called the Ministry of Agriculture.”Something like this happens every year,” said Marsico. “I think over the years there are a lot of activity of the tortoise.”








