Students study Malaclemys terrapin
The classroom consists of tall grasses, sand, water and turtles. For second-year students at Rowan College at Gloucester County today is a rescue mission to save diamondback terrapins, a hands-on science lesson at the Wetlands Institute in Stone Harbor. DeGraff, a biology professor who teaches the Marine Science degree program, has been incorporating the active field study into her courses for five years, and working with the Wetland Institute for a decade. Click the link to read more…
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Blog
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Crime & Punishment
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Greece:- EC Takes Legal Action Against Greece for Failure to Protect Caretta Caretta
Ecology
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Education
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Health & Medical
Turkey:- Stranded sea turtles rescued by locals in Aydın
Spain:- Turtle Released In La Manga Del Mar Menor
Miscellany
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From the Library…
Identification Manual for the Conservation of Turtles in China One of the book picks in the Pondcast episode 23
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