Investigating the Tantramar Turtle Void
- Julia RIley
- May 20, 2023
- 1 min read
A young Snapping Turtle (Chelydra serpentina) on a sandy bank (photo credit: Julia Riley).
This summer, a few lab alumni are trying to solve a curious mystery in the Town of Tantramar - there doesn't seem to be many turtle sightings in the region! Is this a historical phenomenon? Is this a gap in Snapping and Painted Turtle's ranges? Or, have turtles gone un-noticed for a long time?
In collaboration with Dr. James Baxter-Gilbert, Issac and Alexia will be searching for turtles locally and also talking to community members about their recollections of turtles in the area. The search is on!
Both researchers were recently interviewed for our local radio station CHMAFM where they told folks what they were up to. Check it out here: www.chmafm.com/welcome/mt-a-researchers-seek-out-the-turtles-of-tantramar/
I was reading the piece about investigating the Tantramar Turtle Void and it kinda made me smile because sometimes I get so curious about random cool things in the world, lol. Like one moment you’re deep into something interesting, and the next you’re trying to remember you’ve got a research paper or something due soon it’s weird how that happens, haha. I don’t know about you but when I get overwhelmed trying to figure out where to start with assignments or research it feels a bit like being lost in a mystery too. Maybe it’s just me but having something to help me make sense of things without freaking out makes life a bit easier, and I found Native Assignment…