Our Fall sample was interesting to say the least. Water levels were extremely low in our upriver site, but we managed to get traps in. We caught a record number of turtles in our lower river site, and our middle river site was as productive as usual.
Our latest survey for the Cedar Key Mole Skink on barrier islands in the Suwannee Estuary. We searched five islands, and we came up empty handed until the very last island.
Our summer sampling effort for Suwannee Alligator Snapping turtles in the Suwannee River. It was hot and rainy; we were welcomed by a 8 ft long alligator in one of our traps, but we managed to capture a bunch turtles. In addition, we caught a few turtles that were previously marked in 2011-2012. These long-term recaptures are extremely important and provide some indication that this species has high apparent survival and incredible site fidelity! What a fascinating turtle! Click to read more.