Let's Talk Turtles

Episode 46! Dr. Zach Bell is with Two Turtle Tom and I as we talk about the Ryuku Black-Breasted Leaf Turtle of Okinawa! Dr. Bell helped to establish the Okinawa Kame Center in Okinawa, Japan to protect and conserve this wonderful turtle species that even glows blue! You have to listen to this one!

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Episode 45! Chris Lechowicz joins the pod to talk about what turtles do after a hurricane impacts their habitat. Chris has first hand experience from his work on Sanibel Island with the Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation in Southwest Florida and offers some great insight! So download/stream and give this episode a listen!

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Episode 44! Ryan and Tom catch up and talk about a several items in the news that can affect keepers. Box Turtle Poaching, the Animal Welfare Act and the Diamondback Terrapin’s petition for federal listing are all discussed in this episode of Let’s Talk Turtles.

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Episode 43! Ryan and Tom welcome Raul Gonzalez to the podcast! We talk about keeping animals outside, moving long distances with animals and, bog turtles and much more. Tune in and catch up with the three of us as we Talk Turtles!

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Episode 42! Ryan and Tom are joined by Ashley Ortega, who has been managing the AZA Studbook and is the AZA SSP Coordinator for Galapagos Tortoises! This episode is FILLED with giant tortoise talk. Ashley was amazing and I’m excited for folks to listen, so please LISTEN!!

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Episode 41! Old Friend Alert!!! Jordan Donini is back and he has been busy! Tom and Ryan talk Florida Box Turtle home range Mangrove Diamondback Terrapin nesting and the upcoming Herpeton conference!

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Episode 40! Dr. Heather Smith joins the podcast to talk about turtles from 230 million years ago up to modern day tortoises breathing via tracheal gas exchange! Learn about long, lizard-tailed Baenid turtles, where to see their fossils and a lot more with Tom and Ryan on this episode of Let’s Talk Turtles!

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Episode 39! Dr. Tharusha Wijewardena joins Tom and Ryan to discuss her work with turtles in Canada! How effective is a Blanding’s Turtle headstart program in an urban setting? Listen up to get the answer as well as more turtle talk!

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Episode 38! Dr. Will Selman joins Tom and Ryan to discuss the recent listing of megacephalic Graptemys species. Maybe you heard about the recent listing of the Pearl River Map Turtle as Threatened on the Endangered Species Act? It drew some interest amongst groups of turtle enthusiasts as the Service used the Similarity of Appearance clause to protect. Dr. Selman’s perspective on this is rather unique as it would take you less time to read a genetic code than it would to read his works with Graptemys! Enjoy this episode and I hope it sheds some light on this subject. :) 

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