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Tryon, B. W. , The tennessee bog turtle program – a 20 year review. Paper presented at Turtle Survival Alliance 2006 Annual Meeting.
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Categories: General Keywords: Clemmys, Emydidae, Glyptemys, Glyptemys muhlenbergii, Habitat = habitat, Nordamerika = North America, Schildkröten = turtles + tortoises Creators: Tryon Collection: Turtle Survival Alliance 2006 Annual Meeting |
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Clemmys The bog turtle, Glyptemys muhlenbergii, was first found in Tennessee in late May 1986 in one valley in the northeast corner of our state. That capture set into motion what is now the longest uninterrupted study of a bog turtle population in the southern region, and this work has evolved into what has become The Tennessee Bog Turtle Program. This program involves numerous partnering organizations and individuals, and it includes both in-situ and ex-situ components. The primary components are, 1) Ecological studies of bog turtle populations in natural sites, 2) Radio-telemetry to document turtle movement and habitat use, 3) Habitat management through livestock grazing, cutting of vegetation, and limited use of herbicides, 4) Wetland restoration projects to expand bog turtle habitat, 5) Private landowner lease program, 6) Local and regional education programs in schools and other venues, 7) Captive-breeding/head-starting of bog turtles, 8) Bog turtle release program, 9) Continued search for new bog turtle populations, and 10) Assisting to facilitate permanent protection for bog turtle sites. Several of these program components will be touched upon in this presentation.
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