Rodney Lewis

Professor working to save endangered Northern Illinois turtle When she’s not busy grading papers or teaching organismal biology at Benedictine, Leigh Anne Harden, Ph.D., likes to trudge through murky bodies of water and dive for turtles — all in the name of research. “My research questions revolve around how ectotherms (cold-blooded) vertebrates function and interact with their environment, particularly in the face of urbanization and […]

Protecting turtles; Community’s hard work is a model for others The effort to protect the reptiles of Long Point — dubbed the Long Point Causeway Improvement Project — began in 2006 when community members gathered to discuss the issue. The community began putting up fences in 2008, and two years later Levick said the number of turtles dying on the roadway had already been cut

Pennsylvania relocating Pseudemys rubriventris for dam repairs Last year, the state released $25.7 million in capital budget funding to repair five “high-hazard, unsafe dams,” including Minsi Lake in Upper Mount Bethel Township. The 117-acre lake is home to a variety of aquatic plant and animal species, including redbelly turtles — also known as red-bellied turtles or red-bellied cooters. They’re on the threatened species list in

Chelus fimbriata receives innovative treatment A strange-looking freshwater turtle, Betty, a mata mata turtle at Riverbanks Zoo, is native to South America. Her brownish-black shell resembles bark, her head bears semblance to fallen leaves, and her neck looks a bit like a long leaf. Betty holds a unique distinction: she is one of only a few turtles in the United States to receive radiation treatment

Sea Turtles Being ‘Temporarily Relocated’ In “anticipation of intense boating activity in the Great Sound,” the America’s Cup Bermuda is “coordinating a temporary sea turtle relocation project,” in which “Sea turtles will be netted based on methods used successfully for turtle tagging operations and temporarily relocated inside a purpose-built ocean enclosure near the Bermuda Aquarium Museum and Zoo [BAMZ] in Flatts. The area was chosen

The Tree foundation, saving sea turtles in India The Tree foundation, founded in 2002, by Supraja Dharini, after she was inspired by Jane Goodall’s belief that “Every individual can make a difference’. When she encountered a dead turtle on the shores of Neelangarai and was surprised by the nonchalance of the locals to frequency and common occurrence of turtle deaths. Supraja then pursued a Sea

Mattapoisett Land Trust event a turtle success The weekends are for taking it slow. And that’s just what members of the Mattapoisett Land Trust did on Saturday with a presentation about turtles. Marla Isaac, from the New England Reptile and Raptor Center, came by the Mattapoisett Friends Meeting House on Saturday to show off a variety of turtles, as well as teach people about protecting

Volunteers help Alabama’s Gulf coast sea turtles Volunteers arrive before daylight. Sometimes they go all day without seeing any sign of a turtle or its nest. Chandra Wright said it can make volunteers wonder sometimes why they do it. But once they see baby turtles hatch and crawl to the water, they wonder no more. “It’s completely worth it when those babies hatch out,” Wright