research Archives - The Orianne Society

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Science of Scales

New Published Research: 10 Principles for the Conservation of Herpetofauna

ByHouston Chandler
January 10, 2025

Discover 10 guiding principles for the conservation of reptiles and amphibians, based on evolutionary ecology. Learn how these strategies address threats, manage habitats, and support the recovery of imperiled herpetofauna. By Houston Chandler.

An especially colorful Spotted Turtle caught during surveys in Florida. Photo credit: Jonathan Mays

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New Published Research: Spotted Turtles, Ghosts of the Swamp

ByHouston Chandler
October 10, 2024

Views:353 views An especially colorful Spotted Turtle caught during surveys in Florida. – Jonathan Mays Few Spotted Turtle…

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Science of Scales

An update on our Eastern Diamond-backed Rattlesnake Research

ByHouston Chandler
September 7, 2023

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.

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Science of Scales

New Published Research: Landscape Structure and Turtle Communities

ByHouston Chandler
August 2, 2023

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.

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Science of Scales

Sharing Research at the Annual SEPARC Meeting

ByHouston Chandler
March 9, 2023

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.

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Science of Scales

New Published Research: A protozoan parasite in indigo snake populations

ByHouston Chandler
January 10, 2023

There are a host of threats that have contributed to indigo snake population declines, range contractions, and ultimate listing as Threatened on the Endangered Species Act.

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Science of Scales

New published research: Indigo snake conservation units

ByHouston Chandler
October 7, 2022

A fundamental goal in wildlife management and conservation programs is to understand the current distribution of a species and the habitats that it relies on.

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An update on our Spotted Turtle research program

ByHouston Chandler
July 7, 2022

The Orianne Society has now been working on Spotted Turtle research projects since 2014, and they have become one of our primary focal species in recent years.