turtles Archives - The Orianne Society

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Faces of the Forest

How Male and Female Wood Turtles Use the Landscape Differently

ByKiley Briggs
August 8, 2023

Male and female Wood Turtles often use the same landscapes very differently. Like many wildlife species, females primarily search for the food needed to produce young, while males focus on finding females.

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Faces of the Forest

Baby Turtles

ByKiley Briggs
September 11, 2022

This nest wasn’t just special because it belonged to a Wood Turtle; it belonged to Miranda, a Wood Turtle who was hit by a car and nearly died several years earlier.

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Science of Scales

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.

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Fieldnotes

Fieldnotes: June 2022

ByBen Stegenga
June 7, 2022

Views:455 views In this month’s episode of Fieldnotes, Ben has wrapped up Spotted Turtle monitoring for the year…

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Science of Scales

New published research: Reproductive ecology of southern Spotted Turtle populations

ByHouston Chandler
June 6, 2022

Views:737 views A female Spotted Turtle with radio transmitter and thread spool attached – Houston Chandler When I…

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Sampling for Wood Turtles

ByHouston Chandler
April 14, 2021

The Orianne Society spends a significant amount of time working on Wood Turtles in Vermont as part of the Great Northern Forest initiative. But did you know that Wood Turtles can be found in approximately 15 other states and in some parts of southeastern Canada? Despite this relatively large range, Wood Turtles are listed as Endangered by the IUCN and have already experienced population declines throughout most of their range, making them one of the rarest freshwater turtles in North America.