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.

Kudos to Street Smart Ventures

I am an animal person – someone who has dedicated my life to education, preservation, and conservation. It’s what I love. More specifically, I am a turtle person. Anyone who knows me knows that this is my passion in life. That being said, my professional specialty is people. I have always been a people person, someone who tries to listen to others and is always […]

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The Pondcast, Episode 68

Deep in the Heart of Texas

Viviana Ricardez is the Vice President of the non-profit research organization Texas Turtles. Viviana joins our hosts to talk about all the cool things Texas Turtles is doing to study turtles and her background going from “90s turtle nerd” to a leading expert on the turtles of Texas. The goal of Texas Turtles is to “fill a Texas-sized hole in our knowledge of Texas turtles

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Turtley Devoted

Turtley Devoted, Episode 3

Smooth Moves

Turtley Devoted is a new audio-only podcast from theTurtleRoom. Husband and wife team Anthony and Shannon Pierlioni bring you a show focused on the ridiculousness and absurdity of a life dedicated to turtles and the strain such things can put on a marriage. Filled with innuendo, pop culture references, and sarcastic banter, this show is sure to touch a nerve for anyone with a hobby

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Kudos to Dom Parisella

My first semester at college was tough. I remember getting sick and having no one really care much about it. What a lonely realization to have at age 18. I lived in the dorm and despite my dramatic recollection of the initial transition, I did start to make friends. This growing list of new partnerships consisted mostly of fellow students, mostly my basketball teammates at

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Turtley Devoted

Turtley Devoted, Episode 2

The Honeymoon is Over

Turtley Devoted is a new audio-only podcast from theTurtleRoom. Husband and wife team Anthony and Shannon Pierlioni bring you a show focused on the ridiculousness and absurdity of a life dedicated to turtles and the strain such things can put on a marriage. Filled with innuendo, pop culture references, and sarcastic banter, this show is sure to touch a nerve for anyone with a hobby

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Kudos to Steve Enders

Thank you, Steve, It’s been nine years since Steve started theTurtleRoom (tTR). I remember our conversations leading up to that. We just wanted to be a part of something bigger than ourselves – a place where we could use our skills, talents and growing knowledge to help turtles and tortoises. We weren’t biologists or zoologists, but surely there had to be something we could do.

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The Pondcast, Episode 67

Veterinary Partnerships

The Pondcast team speaks with Diva Green, DVM, a talented exotics veterinarian from Connecticut who has partnered with tTR on care of their animals. Dr. Green is the type of veterinarian you want caring for your animals and is someone young professionals can look up to and aspire to be. We’ll talk about the importance of working as a team with your vet and the

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Turtley Devoted, Episode 1

Pilot

Turtley Devoted is a new audio-only podcast from theTurtleRoom. Husband and wife team Anthony and Shannon Pierlioni bring you a show focused on the ridiculousness and absurdity of a life dedicated to turtles and the strain such things can put on a marriage. Filled with innuendo, pop culture references, and sarcastic banter, this show is sure to touch a nerve for anyone with a hobby

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