The non-profit has a separate sanctuary in Ojai, California that hosts turtles rescued from places closer to the West Coast. Image: Popular ScienceAt both facilities, the reptiles are fed, sheltered, and cared for by dedicated volunteers until they recover enough for release. In New Jersey, Rodrigues has built several enclosures filled with shrubs and other plants for the turtles to live in and forage. The turtles currently in this New Jersey bale include critically endangered Burmese narrow-headed softshell turtles (Chitra vandijki), Indian spotted turtles (Geoclemys hamiltoni), and alien-esque Mata Mata turtles (Chelus fimbriata) from the Amazon. Image: Popular ScienceIn the early 2000s, Burmese roofed turtles almost went extinct.