2024 Science Initiative Year-end Review
Houston Chandler
Views:105 views Past and present Science Initiative staff at the annual SEPARC meeting. From left to right, Kabryn…
Supporting Graduate Student Research
Views:83 views Grant recipient Arik Hartmann, collecting an oral swab from a young Florida softshell turtle held by…
New Published Research: Spotted Turtles, Ghosts of the Swamp
Views:241 views An especially colorful Spotted Turtle caught during surveys in Florida. – Jonathan Mays Few Spotted Turtle…
New Published Research: Informing Flatwoods Salamander Conservation with High-Resolution Elevation Data
Views:123 views Example of LiDAR data used in this research. Warm colors indicate higher elevations (trees and shrubs)…
Snake Fungal Disease in Georgia
Snake fungal disease is caused by the fungal pathogen Ophidiomyces ophidiicola, which infects the skin of snakes and causes a wide range of symptoms. These symptoms can range from a few crusty or dry scales to serious lesions and eroding scales that can, in severe cases, be fatal for the infected snake.
Searching for Aquatic Salamanders
Views:273 views A close up of a dwarf siren showing the external gills, small front legs, and characteristic…
New Published Research: Population Genetics of the Spotted Turtle
One component of our long-term work with Spotted Turtles in the southeastern U.S. has been to collect tissue samples from captured Spotted Turtles so we can examine the genetics of focal populations. The results from this research were recently published in the journal Chelonian Conservation and Biology.
Searching for Southeastern Spotted Turtles
The Orianne Society began working with Spotted Turtles in Georgia all the way back in 2014. At that time, little was known about this species in the southeastern U.S. Most of the published research on Spotted Turtles came from the northeast…