Anthony and his family visit the Chelonian Research Institute If you ask my wife, she would tell you that I am not the most organized person in world. Keep in mind, this is partly due to the fact that she is extraordinarily organized and I tend to be more of a big-picture thinker who pays more attention to the macro view of things, sometimes neglecting …
13,000 Specimens, No Waiting: the Chelonian Research Institute Read More »
Joe visits the Denver Zoo on May 19, 2014 and gets a surprise off-exhibit experience. When I head home to Colorado, I try to make it to the Denver Zoo at least a few times a year. It is always exciting seeing the changes in the zoo – especially, when it includes a new chelonian addition. Recently, I was visiting family in Denver and decided …
theTurtleRoom’s staff step behind the exhibits at hubs of conservation to give you a look at the real work happening in Zoos and Aquariums across the country. Steve and his wife, Lisa, bring you Volume II: Knoxville Zoo. Knoxville Zoological Gardens is home to nearly 1,000 animals. If you read the signage as you walk through the zoo, you’ll get a sample of the conservation …
Chelonian Conservation: Behind the Exhibit – Volume II: Knoxville Zoo Read More »
theTurtleRoom’s staff step behind the exhibits at hubs of conservation to give you a look at the real work happening in Zoos and Aquariums across the country. Steve and his wife, Lisa, bring you Volume I: Tennessee Aquarium. Tennessee Aquarium maintains over 10,000 animals and hundreds of plant species. One of their key conservation programs is on display in the River Journey building where you …
Chelonian Conservation: Behind the Exhibit – Volume I: Tennessee Aquarium Read More »
Anthony provides a tour of his family’s October, 2012 trip through the Bronx Zoo in Bronx, New York. On October 14th, 2012, a beautiful day in the Northeast, my family and I travelled to New York City to visit the Bronx Zoo. The weather that day could not have been better, despite this time of year being relatively frigid at times. The turtles and tortoises …
Steve provides a photo tour of their April, 2011 trip to the Tennessee Aquarium in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Update July 17, 2013 – For a behind-the-scenes look out, check out this post from a more recent trip Steve and his wife took to Tennessee Aquarium. Last April, my wife and I stopped in Chattanooga for our first visit to the Tennessee Aquarium. We came away very …
