Posts Tagged ‘turtles’
Diamondback Terrapin Researchers Meet at SCCF
On Feb. 28, SCCF hosted the meeting of the Florida chapter of the Diamondback Terrapin Working Group (DTWG), marking its first gathering since 2019. Sixteen researchers from around the state…
Read MoreResearch Identifies Variety of Diamondback Terrapins
Diamondback terrapins (Malaclemys terrapin) are habitat specialists that adapted to exist in an estuarine environment along the U.S. coast from Massachusetts to Texas. Though the habitat in most of their…
Read MoreSCCF Collaborating with FSW Lab
SCCF is collaborating with Professor Jordan Donini’s lab at Florida SouthWestern State College (FSW) on research that is allowing road-killed snakes to provide hope for the future. Two projects focused…
Read MoreSCCF-Tagged Box Turtle Found on Pine Island
Recently, a Pine Island resident posted photos of a Florida box turtle (Terrapene bauri) on a Pine Island Facebook page because they had never seen the species locally and were…
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