Anthony Pierlioni

Anthony is the Assistant Director of theTurtleRoom, overseeing all video and audio media production, co-hosting The Pondcast with John, and providing support to the Director. He also authors a portion of the educational resources for the site and works with other organizations (AZA and TSA) and privately to develop quality, detailed captive breeding programs of carefully selected turtle and tortoise specimens in an effort to meet theTurtleRoom's conservation goals. Anthony is a social worker who helps people by day and turtles every minute he's not at work. He has a B.A. in Art from Rhode Island College and uses art therapy with his clients often. Anthony currently works most with Red Ear Slider Morphs (T.s.elegans), Spider Tortoises (Pyxis arachnoides arachnoides), and 3-Stripe Mud Turtles (Kinosternon baurii), Blanding's Turtles (Emydoidea blandingii), Pacific Pond Turtles (Actinemys marmorata), Spotted Turtles (Clemmys guttata), European Pond Turtles (Emys orbicularis), as well as a few other species, including a group project with Steve breeding the Black-Breasted Leaf Turtle (Geoemyda spengleri). His group of P. a. arachnoides are listed in the AZA Species Survival Plan for the species, and the combined G. spengleri project with Steve is also AZA SSP listed. Anthony is a member of the Turtle Survival Alliance, Turtle & Tortoise Preservation Group, and New England Herpetological Society as well as TurtleForum.com, TortoiseBoard.com, and TortoiseForum.org where he can be found as Anthony P. You can contact him at [email protected]. For more about Anthony, head to his bio page.

The Pondcast, Episode 46

Grover Brown III

The guys sit down with a real turtle aficionado, and name you are sure to hear for decades to come, Grover Brown. Grover is a turtle expert and PhD Student at the University of Southern Mississippi. He is also on the Board of Directors for the American Turtle Observatory. We’re thrilled to get to know Grover better and to offer that opportunity to our viewers.

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The Pondcast, Episode 44

Turtle Personalities of the Year

Kevin sits down with Anthony Pierlioni, Chris Leone, Steve Enders and Christy Milbourne, the four people who either won or were runner up in the 2017 “Chelonia Personality of the Year” Award by the Reptile Report. Join the crew as they discuss just about anything, including their history together on chat forums like turtleforum.com, and their transition to and success with newer social media platforms.

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The Pondcast, Episode 43

"A Turtle God"

Anthony, Steve and Kevin sit down for a chat with one of the most accomplished and experienced turtle minds in the world, Cris Hagen. Cris is the Director of Animal Management for the Turtle Survival Alliance. He has been around the world studying turtles and has been an important voice at the table in every important discussion regarding turtles over the past several decades. Watch

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The Pondcast, Episode 42

Ashley from Zoo Med

The guys talk with their friend Ashley Rademacher-Morgan. Ashley is the Animal Care and Education Coordinator for Zoo Med Laboratories, located in California. How cool is that!? We’ve gotten to know Ashley over the years through her partnership with several different turtle organizations, including ours. We know you will love her as much as we do and we hope you enjoy this glimpse into Zoo

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The Pondcast, Episode 40

Tom Crutchfield

Join Anthony, Steve, Kevin, and Shannon, as they sit down to converse with one of the world’s most iconic reptile figures. Watch as they talk about the way it was in decades past, as well as interesting stories from the field. You don’t have to dress up like Anthony to join in the interesting conversation the first Monday of every month, here on the Pondcast!

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