A handful of wetlands have held onto water, and even better, they’re holding #SpottedTurtles! We kicked off the season on a high note, documenting turtles at two sites with no previous records!

Over the last several months, we kept a small number of hatchling #SpottedTurtles in a lab to study how nest temperature affects survival, growth, and fitness. Partners at @ZooNewEngland replicated this work with turtles from Massachusetts, allowing comparisons across a broad latitudinal gradient.

#Spottedturtles are an at risk species in my area, so the location of this hatchling is nunya business. :) Look at da baby! #turtle species are not dependent on their mothers.
The only help they need from us is to protect their habitats and move them off the roads :)
#savethewetlands #nature

...tackle the biggest challenges facing turtle and tortoise #conservation today. Our team contributed to the conversation by presenting two talks highlighting our long-term research on #SpottedTurtles in the southeastern U.S.

This adaptation is one way that #SpottedTurtles in the southeast can capitalize on long active seasons with often abundant resources to devote towards reproduction.

When out sampling for #SpottedTurtles, we don’t solely run into our target species.

Stark Parks, Wild4Ever and Fat Head's team up to help spotted turtles A small but vital wetland turtle faces a new emerging disease. A Stark Parks and Wild4Ever conservation project is seeking a cure.

Stark Parks, Wild4Ever and Fat Head's team up to help #SpottedTurtles survive & thrive

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