CSI: Wood Turtles
As some of you may remember from our previous post on the topic, Zoo New England has been trying to get to the bottom of mysterious mortalities in wood turtles at several of our field sites. We’re pretty sure predators … Continued
Belize Hicatee Field Survey
This past month our senior field conservationist Jimmy Welch had the opportunity to travel to Belize to assist with the field conservation research of the Hicatee Turtle with our Zoo New England partner BFREE. Hicatee or Central American River Turtle … Continued
Staying On Top of Sleeping Turtles
It’s been a fairly mild winter this year here in New England, but there’s still some ice on many ponds and lakes as I write these words in late February. That’s good news for the turtles dreaming away the winter … Continued
The Journey to 29 Clutches for 29 Hicatees
This week’s blog feature comes to us courtesy of our friends at the Belize Foundation for Research and Environmental Education! If you want more background on their incredible work with hicatee turtles, read these blog posts as well! My name … Continued
The Mystery of the Lost Turtle
This week’s post comes to you courtesy of ZNE’s Field Biologist, Jimmy Welch. What do you do when you lose a turtle? We often talk about radiotracking turtles, using an antenna and radio receiver to follow their movements. On the … Continued