Chris Leone from Garden State Tortoise and theTurtleRoom discusses an exciting new in-situ project on which we are diligently working. Terrapins choose to live in areas that are very desirable for humans as living and vacationing spots, which makes roadways a very dangerous place at the peak of human travel and turtle egg laying seasons. We are doing everything we can to help these turtles …
Guest Jordan Gray discusses theTurtleRoom’s first official in-situ conservation effort, a collaboration with TSA’s NAFTRG. What do you get when you add a group of gung-ho turtle enthusiasts, hours of satellite reconnaissance, hundreds of emails, permit applications and cool montane streams? Wood turtles…and a gaggle of other chelonians to boot. Such was the goal when Eric Munscher, Director of the Turtle Survival Alliance’s North American …
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Anthony heads back out into the field with citizen scientist Michael Musnick Many of you may recall the first time Anthony went out into the field to track North American Wood Turtles (Glyptemys insculpta) with Michael Musnick. Anthony has continued to join him out in the field at least a couple times each year. We previously only had photos of the are, but this summer …
Anthony goes out into the field with Arick Barsch of the Turtle Conservation Project in Connecticut in search of the declining Spotted Turtle Clemmys guttata In this video, hear from the source regarding the status of this species in the wild and their behavior during overcast days in the Northeast. These two Spotted Turtles were HUGE in person. There’s no way to tell how long …
Anthony heads out into the Adirondack Mountains of New York with Michael Musnick to track North American Wood Turtles. [dropcap]A[/dropcap]t a time when so many of our own race seem so occupied with the civilized world we have built for ourselves, one man has chosen to look past the skyscrapers and traffic-packed freeways that make up the cities like that in which he grew up. …
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Anthony shares the release of a clutch of rescued Common Snapping Turtles (Chelydra serpentina). This is the final video in a 3-part series. Part 1 – Saving a Snapping Turtle Nest Part 2 – 28 Snapping Turtles Hatch
Anthony videos the hatching of a rescued Common Snapping Turtle (Chelydra serpentina) nest. He walks you through the acclimation of the turtles and provides details of the entire process they have been through over the past couple days.
John and Tony, hosts of The Pondcast, invite you on a trip out to catch turtles in their boat. Always a suave dresser, John describes what to wear on a herping trip. This video gives viewers a chance to listen to foolish banter and to see beautiful Painted Turtles and an angry juvenile Snapping Turtle.
John and Tony, hosts of The Pondcast, invite you on a trip out to catch turtles in their boat. This video gives viewers a chance to listen to their sometimes foolish banter and to observe a beautiful Northern Brown Snake. Also, see what happens when you send a turtle nerd to catch snakes.
