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Norton, T. M. , Diamondback terrapin (malaclemys terrapin) rehabilitation, health assessment, and education in coastal georgia. Paper presented at Turtle Survival Alliance 2007 Annual Meeting.
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| Resource type: Proceedings Article BibTeX citation key: Norton2007 View all bibliographic details  |
Categories: General Keywords: Emydidae, Habitat = habitat, Malaclemys, Malaclemys terrapin, Nordamerika = North America, Schildkröten = turtles + tortoises, Veterinärmedizin = veterinary medicine Creators: Norton Collection: Turtle Survival Alliance 2007 Annual Meeting |
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Over the last century, populations of diamondback terrapins (Malaclemys terrapin) in coastal Georgia and other parts of their range have been adversely affected by a variety of human activities, such as development, mortality on roads, harvest for terrapin stew, and by catch in commercial and recreational fisheries such as crab traps. Currently, there is little known about terrapin population dynamics in coastal Georgia and how these various activities are affecting population size. Hundreds of reproductively mature female diamondback terrapins are injured and killed by motor vehicles on three causeways going to developed barrier islands in coastal Georgia from early May to early July. To compensate partially for this loss we rehabilitate injured terrapins, collect eggs from terrapins killed by motor vehicles and incubate, hatch, and raise them to a size deemed less likely to be predated. The health of the female population is being assessed through necropsy evaluation of fresh dead terrapins found on the road or in crab traps. Furthermore, live turtles are captured in seine nets for health evaluation. Health diagnostic testing includes gross necropsy, histopathology, and contaminant analysis of various tissues on dead terrapins. Live terrapins receive a complete physical examination and blood is obtained for clinical pathology, contaminant, and infectious disease testing. Education programs have been developed for the general public, school children, scientists, veterinary students and veterinarians.
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