Beyond the Textbook: Individuality Among Species in the Wild
Kiley Briggs
Views:277 views Studying wildlife sometimes involves tracking animals using radio telemetry. By attaching a small transmitter to an…
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A Year in the Life of a Wood Turtle
Explore the fascinating year-long journey of the Wood Turtle, from winter hibernation to summer foraging, and discover how their seasonal behaviors influence conservation efforts. Learn how understanding their movement patterns can guide land management practices to protect this threatened species.
An Approach to Saving Wood Turtles on Working Lands
Views:126 views Common Injuries Among Wood Turtles When I first came across a Wood Turtle nicknamed “Chippy”, she…
Searching for a Wood Turtle Focus Area in the Hudson-Berkshire Region
Views:142 views When we started surveys for Wood Turtles in southeastern New York last year, I wasn’t sure…
How Do Severe Floods Impact Wood Turtles?
Out of all the turtles native to New England, I suspect Wood Turtles are the species most directly impacted by extreme floods. As valley stream specialists, the rivers most prone to extreme floods are the same rivers where Wood Turtles thrive.
Animating Landscape-level Movements by Wood Turtles
We attached GPS transmitters to 15 Wood Turtles as part of a project aimed at identifying opportunities to prevent them from crossing a busy highway. The solar powered GPS units allowed us to collect a lot of data from each turtle. See where they ventured to.
In the Company of Reptilian Minds
Reptiles are far more complex, aware, and intelligent animals than they are traditionally given credit for. In my career working with these remarkable animals, several experiences stand out that strengthened my appreciation for their complexity as observant, thinking beings.
Our first few weeks of Wood Turtle surveys in the Hudson-Berkshire region
Getting to the stream proved to be a challenge – dense thickets of thorny shrubs stood between me and the river, tearing at my legs every step of the way, halting my progress, and forcing me to backtrack several times.