[Dtwg] Malaclemys terrapin macrospilota need homes

[Jordan Donini]

Agreed,

Not only would it potentially disrupt the natural genetic population
structure, but releasing them back into the wild could lead to a myriad of
captive diseases being spread to wild populations.

Glad they are gong to Jack in Tampa as outreach animals!

On Tue, Dec 19, 2017 at 3:21 PM Whit Gibbons <wgibbons at uga.edu> wrote:

> without knowing the provenance of the individuals, releasing them into the
> natural population associated with the Kiawah River could confound future
> genetic studies that might be carried out in this long-term project that is
> continuing. Probably better that they go to educational outreach programs
> if possible. – whit
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> J. Whitfield (Whit) Gibbons
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> Professor Emeritus of Ecology
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> University of Georgia/SREL
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> Drawer E -- Aiken, SC 29802
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> *From:* Marilyn Blizard [mailto:b4ki at bellsouth.net]
> *Sent:* Tuesday, December 19, 2017 2:31 PM
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> *To:* 'Russell L. Burke' <Russell.L.Burke at hofstra.edu>;
> dtwg at listserv.ohio.edu
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> *Cc:* Whit Gibbons <wgibbons at uga.edu>; Liz King <liz_king at kiawahresort.com
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> *Subject:* RE: [Dtwg] Malaclemys terrapin macrospilota need homes
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> If more terrapins need a home, might the Kiawah River estuary here in
> South Carolina be an acceptable location?
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> *From:* Dtwg [mailto:dtwg-bounces at listserv.ohio.edu
> <dtwg-bounces at listserv.ohio.edu>] *On Behalf Of *Russell L. Burke
> *Sent:* Tuesday, December 19, 2017 1:20 PM
> *To:* Talley, Brooke; dtwg at listserv.ohio.edu
> *Subject:* Re: [Dtwg] Malaclemys terrapin macrospilota need homes
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> And the winner is…. Jack Berlin’s new Terrapin exhibit in Tampa at Upper
> Tampa Bay Park last week.  They will live in their native habitat in an
> outside Taj Mahal !
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>  Russ
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> *From:* Talley, Brooke [mailto:Brooke.Talley at MyFWC.com
> <Brooke.Talley at MyFWC.com>]
> *Sent:* Tuesday, December 19, 2017 11:23 AM
> *To:* Russell L. Burke <Russell.L.Burke at hofstra.edu>;
> dtwg at listserv.ohio.edu
> *Subject:* RE: Malaclemys terrapin macrospilota need homes
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> Russ,
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> I can probably assist you. FWC often uses outreach animals like this, and
> we currently don’t have any DBTs. I’m not sure that we can take all five
> animals, but I would be happy to discuss some potential solutions with you.
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> Thanks,
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> Brooke
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> *Brooke L. Talley, Ph.D.*
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> Reptile and Amphibian Conservation Coordinator
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> Species Conservation Planning Section
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> Division of Habitat and Species Conservation
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> Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
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> 620 S. Meridian St., MS 6A, Tallahassee, FL, USA 32399-1600
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> office: 850-921-1143
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> cell: 850-510-7093 *new number*
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> email: *Brooke.Talley at MyFWC.com <Brooke.Talley at MyFWC.com>*
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> *From:* Dtwg [mailto:dtwg-bounces at listserv.ohio.edu
> <dtwg-bounces at listserv.ohio.edu>] *On Behalf Of *Russell L. Burke
> *Sent:* Tuesday, December 19, 2017 11:10 AM
> *To:* dtwg at listserv.ohio.edu
> *Subject:* [Dtwg] Malaclemys terrapin macrospilota need homes
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> I have 5 adult *Malaclemys terrapin macrospilota* as a result of a
> confiscation. They now need permanent homes out of the pet trade. Ideas?
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> Russ Burke
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Jordan Donini
M.S. Biology
Biology Instructor/Resource, Lely High School
Adjunct Biology Instructor, Florida Southwestern State College
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