This field season, we’re excited to welcome our first very own team of Conservation Department ZooTeens! Since 1999, the ZooTeen program has connected Boston youth with meaningful work experiences that help them develop professional skills, build confidence, and prepare for … Continued
For more than 20 years, our conservationists have spent every June evening radio-tracking adult female Blanding’s turtles at Great Meadows in Concord, hoping to catch their annual journey upland to lay their eggs. This year, we reached an exciting milestone: … Continued
Every spring, our Field Conservation Department welcomes seasonal staff to our team! These emerging conservationists are already out radio tracking turtles and leading school students on turtle release field trips. Their hard work and enthusiasm are essential in helping us … Continued
From late May through June, it’s prime turtle nesting time! For our team, that means our mission each day is to find and protect as many nests as possible. The exact approach varies depending on the species and the location … Continued
For our department, sometimes our afternoons are spent doing the kind of quiet, careful work that often goes unnoticed, but can make a life-saving difference for wildlife. When a field near a population of Eastern box turtles we monitor was … Continued