[Dtwg] [External] RE: Diamondback terrapin nesting activity - 2023

[Jordan Gray]

Chantal Audran of Tybee Island Marine Science Center reports that this
season's first adult female road mortality on the U.S. Highway 80 causeway,
between Wilmington and Tybee islands, was cataloged yesterday, 1 May 2023.

Thank you,

On Fri, Apr 21, 2023 at 9:37 AM O'Connor,Lawrence Richard <roc1 at ufl.edu>
wrote:

> Rick O’Connor – Florida panhandle
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> Reporting we had our first nesting female of the year yesterday – Apr 20 –
> in Okaloosa County.
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> *From:* Dtwg <dtwg-bounces at listserv.ohio.edu> *On Behalf Of *Davide Zailo
> *Sent:* Thursday, April 20, 2023 1:43 PM
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> *Subject:* [Dtwg] [External] RE: Diamondback terrapin nesting activity -
> 2023
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> Dear DTWG,
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> After a short hiatus in activity, I’m writing to report that two adult,
> uninjured, gravid female diamondback terrapins were encountered on the
> Jekyll Island Causeway today. Both were recaptures from previous seasons.
> This was the first activity on the causeway since the previous DOR adult
> female on April 5.
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> Happy turtle season,
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> *Davide Zailo*, *Research Program Manager*
> Georgia Sea Turtle Center | Jekyll Island Authority
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> *From:* Davide Zailo
> *Sent:* Thursday, April 6, 2023 1:54 PM
> *To:* dtwg at listserv.ohio.edu
> *Subject:* Diamondback terrapin nesting activity - Georgia
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> Hello DTWG,
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> Yesterday, April 5, at ~4:30 p.m. an adult female diamondback terrapin was
> found DOR on the Jekyll Island Causeway due to automobile strikes. This
> animal was not a recapture. No eggshells recovered from the site, however,
> egg follicles found on the road. In situations like these, we generally
> assume the animal crossed the road, nested successfully, and then was hit
> when attempting to cross again.
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> If this was a nesting foray, it would be the earliest we’ve documented
> since monitoring began (dating back to 2007).
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> *Davide Zailo*, *Research Program Manager*
> Georgia Sea Turtle Center | Jekyll Island Authority
> *Cell:* 912.580.1433
> *Email:* dzailo at jekyllisland.com
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*Jordan Gray*
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