TSA North America
Project Animal(s) : Turtles
Project Category : Reptiles
Project Region : North America
Project Type : Conservation
Project URL : https://turtlesurvival.org/copy/projects/northamerica/
Project is timebound? : No
Focal Species:
Alligator Snapping Turtle (Macrochelys temminckii)
Suwannee Alligator Snapping Turtle (Macrochelys suwanniensis)
North American Wood Turtle (Glyptemys insculpta)
Florida Softshell Turtle (Apalone ferox)
Guadalupe Spiny Softshell Turtle (Apalone spinifera guadalupensis)
Pallid Spiny Softshell Turtle (Apalone spinifera pallida)
Spiny Softshell Turtle (Apalone spinifera)
Common Snapping Turtle (Chelydra serpentina)
Eastern Painted Turtle (Chrysemys picta picta)
Common Map Turtle (Graptemys geographica)
Texas Map Turtle (Graptemys versa)
Striped Mud Turtle (Kinosternon bauri)
Florida Cooter (Pseudemys floridana)
Florida Redbelly Cooter (Pseudemys nelsoni)
Northern Red Bellied Cooter (Pseudemys rubriventris)
Peninsula Cooter (Pseudemys peninsularis)
River Cooter (Pseudemys concinna)
Suwannee Cooter (Pseudemys suwanniensis)
Texas Cooter (Pseudemys texana)
Loggerhead Musk Turtle (Sternotherus minor)
Common Musk Turtle (Sternotherus odoratus)
Red-eared Slider (Trachemys scripta elegans)
Yellow-belly Slider (Trachemys scripta scripta)
Chelonian Threats:
Recreational habitat usage, watercraft, water shortage, habitat destruction, alteration, and degradation, pollution, fishing equipment, subsidized predators, incidental take, illegal poaching, water runoff, road mortality, siltation, invasive species control
Action:
Long-term population monitoring, public outreach, scientific advisement and consultation, health assessments
TSA Programs/Collaborations:
Ichetucknee Springs – Florida
Volusia Blue Spring – Florida
Rock Spring – Florida
Wekiwa Springs – Florida
Weeki Wachee Springs – Florida
Manatee Springs – Florida
Fanning Springs – Florida
Peacock Springs – Florida
Raritan River – New Jersey
Ridge & Valley streams – Pennsylvania
Horse Creek Wildlife Sanctuary – Tennessee
Harris County – Texas
Comal Springs – Texas
Lake Austin – Texas
Regional Partners:
Florida State Parks, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Jacksonville University, University of South Florida, Santa Fe College, Flagler College, Peninsula College, Western Washington University, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, University of Texas at Arlington, SWCA Environmental Consultants, Spoonwood Brewing Company, The Turtle Room, Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission, Pennsylvania Natural Heritage Program, Houston Parks and Recreation Department
Project Agency : Turtle Survival Alliance
Project Agency Contact : https://turtlesurvival.org/
Project Researcher : Jordan Gray
Project Researcher Contact : jgray@turtlesurvival.org
Additional Information :
https://youtu.be/ocatFoPHk8A
https://youtu.be/BPD7bOjfvm8
https://youtu.be/af_Fyu2GnBs