Beneath the Sand: A Look Into Gopher Tortoise Surveys
Andrea Colton
Go behind the scenes of Gopher Tortoise Surveys in Georgia to discover how researchers monitor populations and the wildlife that shares their burrows.
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Turtles on a Budget: The Cost of Temperature in a Warming World
Views:125 views Thermal Environments as a Resource One of the defining traits of the reptiles we study here…
Chasing Water: Finding Spotted Turtles in a Drought
As drought grips the Southeast, Andrea searches shrinking wetlands for elusive Spotted Turtles and the wildlife still hanging on.
Seeing Spots in South Carolina: Early Season Success Trapping Spotted Turtles
Views:203 views Spot 1 First Week in South Carolina Last Spotted Turtle trapping season, I spent most of…
Field Experiences That Shaped Me
Views:131 views Conservation is driven by the passions of those who want to preserve nature’s beauty and remarkable…
Into the Woods: Investigating Home Ranges of Eastern Box Turtles
Views:976 views For the past several months, I have been heading to a site in south-central Georgia to…
Days in the Field: Memorable Moments from Spring Projects
Views:155 views A mating pair of Spotted Turtles in South Carolina. – Andrea Colton Spotted Turtles – South…
Tires, Fires, and Wetlands Getting Drier
Tires, fires, and wetlands drying up—follow Andrea’s Herp Journal from a challenging week of Spotted Turtle trapping across the Southeast.