[Dtwg] Terrapin Nesting Activity 2020

[TURNER]

Asking the obvious question. Are there efforts in place or being contemplated to mitigate the DBT roadkill?

John 

> On May 5, 2020 at 1:58 PM Jordan Gray <jgray at turtlesurvival.org> wrote:
> 
> 
>     Correction. I stated the "last week of April" for nesting in the Savannah, GA region. The correct week is 19 - 25 April, with the first road mortality recorded on the U.S. Hwy 80 causeway connecting Wilmington and Tybee islands on 23 April. This is 15 days earlier than the first record of 2019 on 8 May.
> 
> 
>     As per Chantal Audran of the Tybee Island Marine Science Center, they have already cataloged 50 road mortalities on U.S. Hwy 80 since 23 April. This is both unusually early, and an unusually high observance of mortality for the date range. The 23 April record represents the earliest nesting commencement for terrapins in the Savannah, GA region since we began recording data in 2004. 
> 
> 
>     Thank you,
> 
> 
>     Jordan Gray
> 
>     Communications and Outreach Coordinator
> 
>     Turtle Survival Alliance
> 
>     1030 Jenkins Rd. Ste. D
> 
>     Charleston, SC 29407
> 
>     (912) 659-0978
> 
>     jgray at turtlesurvival.org
> 
>     https://nam03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.turtlesurvival.org%2F&data=02%7C01%7Cdtwg%40listserv.ohio.edu%7Cda969e4045c7458ef46108d7f127ef36%7Cf3308007477c4a70888934611817c55a%7C0%7C0%7C637243026129958910&sdata=vndgY6nBho7WS2xH95fZrt39xH%2BxCq2Xhtw6b9I4wS4%3D&reserved=0 https://nam03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.turtlesurvival.org%2F&data=02%7C01%7Cdtwg%40listserv.ohio.edu%7Cda969e4045c7458ef46108d7f127ef36%7Cf3308007477c4a70888934611817c55a%7C0%7C0%7C637243026129958910&sdata=vndgY6nBho7WS2xH95fZrt39xH%2BxCq2Xhtw6b9I4wS4%3D&reserved=0
> 
>     [1539027868544]
> 
>      
> 
> 
>     ---------------------------------------------
>     From: Dtwg <dtwg-bounces at listserv.ohio.edu> on behalf of Jordan Gray <jgray at turtlesurvival.org>
>     Sent: Tuesday, May 5, 2020 1:15:31 PM
>     To: dtwg at listserv.ohio.edu; dtwg-bounces at listserv.ohio.edu; roosenbu at ohio.edu
>     Subject: [Dtwg] Terrapin Nesting Activity 2020
>      
> 
>     All,
> 
> 
>     In keeping with tradition, I'd like to report that Carolina Diamondback Terrapins (M. t. centrata) have begun nesting in Georgia. The 2020 nesting season began roughly one week prior to its 2019 commencement.
> 
> 
>     The first reports from the Downing-Musgrove Causeway connecting Brunswick to Jekyll Island, GA occurred on 16 April. Nesting in the Savannah, GA region, ~65 mi north of Brunswick, began during the last week of April.
> 
> 
>     Stay safe and happy terrapin season 2020!
> 
> 
>     Jordan Gray
> 
>     Communications and Outreach Coordinator
> 
>     Turtle Survival Alliance
> 
>     1030 Jenkins Rd. Ste. D
> 
>     Charleston, SC 29407
> 
>     (912) 659-0978
> 
>     jgray at turtlesurvival.org
> 
>     https://nam03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.turtlesurvival.org%2F&data=02%7C01%7Cdtwg%40listserv.ohio.edu%7Cda969e4045c7458ef46108d7f127ef36%7Cf3308007477c4a70888934611817c55a%7C0%7C0%7C637243026129968905&sdata=KHbf5HKW42TpqQtR6OflFC0X%2BVaWOxOOeeRRpOT9V3c%3D&reserved=0 https://nam03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.turtlesurvival.org%2F&data=02%7C01%7Cdtwg%40listserv.ohio.edu%7Cda969e4045c7458ef46108d7f127ef36%7Cf3308007477c4a70888934611817c55a%7C0%7C0%7C637243026129968905&sdata=KHbf5HKW42TpqQtR6OflFC0X%2BVaWOxOOeeRRpOT9V3c%3D&reserved=0
> 
>     [1539027868544]
> 
>      
> 


 

> _______________________________________________
>     Dtwg mailing list
>     Dtwg at listserv.ohio.edu
>     https://listserv.ohio.edu/mailman/listinfo/dtwg
> 


 
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://listserv.ohio.edu/pipermail/dtwg/attachments/20200505/d84d1063/attachment-0001.html>
-------------- next part --------------
A non-text attachment was scrubbed...
Name: OutlookEmoji-1539027868544d221c734-78ae-4492-8893-63f82e4d87b7.png
Type: image/png
Size: 15211 bytes
Desc: not available
URL: <http://listserv.ohio.edu/pipermail/dtwg/attachments/20200505/d84d1063/attachment-0002.png>
-------------- next part --------------
A non-text attachment was scrubbed...
Name: OutlookEmoji-15390278685448f1dd126-7974-4f87-8018-214b9f057e29.png
Type: image/png
Size: 15211 bytes
Desc: not available
URL: <http://listserv.ohio.edu/pipermail/dtwg/attachments/20200505/d84d1063/attachment-0003.png>