Cranford officials need the public's help in rounding up more than 150 box turtles that were illegally dumped near a river on Wednesday (St. Francis Animal Rescue via Facebook) Cranford officials need the public's help in rounding up more than 150 box turtles that were illegally dumped near a river on Wednesday (St. Francis Animal Rescue via Facebook)More than 150 box turtles illegally dumped in CranfordOn Wednesday, July 29, it was reported that the turtles, including ones native to New Jersey and some that are not, were dumped along a river in Cranford, the local fire department posted on its Facebook page. Cranford officials need the public's help in rounding up more than 150 box turtles that were illegally dumped near a river on Wednesday (St. Francis Animal Rescue via Facebook) Cranford officials need the public's help in rounding up more than 150 box turtles that were illegally dumped near a river on Wednesday (St. Francis Animal Rescue via Facebook)Each of the dumped box turtles appears to be about 5 to 7 inches in length at adult size, according to the Facebook post. "They were quite perturbed as some were swimming for their lives in the swiftly flowing river," rescue officials wrote on Facebook. The animal rescue is also looking for people to donate spare tanks for the turtles. Cranford officials need the public's help in rounding up more than 150 box turtles that were illegally dumped near a river on Wednesday (St. Francis Animal Rescue via Facebook) Cranford officials need the public's help in rounding up more than 150 box turtles that were illegally dumped near a river on Wednesday (St. Francis Animal Rescue via Facebook)Police investigate who dumped protected turtles in Union CountyPolice have not said who is responsible for dumping the turtles and where they came from.