| Objective 1: Captive breeding and research of Asian turtles.
We have 48 juvenile & adult Malayan box turtles (Cuora amboinensis) and 9 Vietnamese leaf turtles (Geoemyda spengleri).
Here a male Malayan box turtle checks out a female. OUCH! |
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Objective 2: Community outreach and classroom teaching. In the classroom, we have Little Foot the red-footed tortoise, Sam a diamondback terrapin, Pokey a wood turtle, and Stewie and Peepers the pink belly sideneck turtles. All but the terrapin, were captive bred in Florida. The terrapin was captive hatched in Maryland and needed a home. Students and Dr. Kalb give tours through the turtle rooms on campus and will take animals out to visit schools in the community. Meet our "teaching" turtles: Little Foot (a red-footed tortoise), Peepers and Stewie (pink-bellied side neck turtles), Sam (northern diamondback terrapin), and Pokey (North American wood turtle). These turtles are all about 1.5 years old. |
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Objective 3: Production of the Turtle and Tortoise Newsletter, the official newsletter of the Tortoise and Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group. We are hoping to increase the number of issues being published next year.
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pink belly side-neck (Emydura subglobosa)