New Published Research: Where Do Indigo Snakes Shelter?
Houston Chandler
Indigo snakes present an interesting case study of shelter site use in a terrestrial snake because of the latitudinal differences apparent in indigo snake ecology.
An update on our Eastern Diamond-backed Rattlesnake Research
Eastern Diamond-backed Rattlesnakes are currently the focus of significant conservation concern. The species has been petitioned for federal listing under the U.S. Endangered Species Act, and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is currently working on a Species Status Assessment to inform the listing process.
New Published Research: Landscape Structure and Turtle Communities
This month, I take a look at a recently published paper that leverages the large dataset built over several field seasons to examine how landscape characteristics influence abundance in freshwater turtle communities.
Technician Spotlight: Kevin Hutcheson on Growing as a Field Biologist
“The experience you gain and the connections you make along the way make it all worthwhile… you get to take the skills you learned during undergrad and begin to apply them in the real world. You grow into a more well-rounded field biologist who is tried and tested day in and day out.”
New published research: Climate change and Spotted Turtle sex ratios
Views:413 views An adult Spotted Turtle from southeastern Georgia – Houston Chandler The Eastern Spotted Turtle Working Group…
The Bog Turtle
Views:424 views Adult Bog Turtle – Michael Holden This is an update to an article that I originally…
A new siren species
Views:794 views The newly described Siren sphagnicola – Pierson Hill The identification and description of life on Earth…
Sharing Research at the Annual SEPARC Meeting
Presenting our research lets people know what we are working on and provides a great opportunity to share success stories or lessons learned that could benefit other conservation projects.