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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Dear All – <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>So good to know there are many so many people who are caring for these wonderful terrapin. I only wish Dr. Whitfield Gibbons’ long-term Kiawah River study wasn’t looking doomed to extirpation. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Or is there a chance I may be wrong?</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Marilyn Blizard<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Incidental Terrapin Sighting Citizen Scientist<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Kiawah River Terrapin Working Group<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Whit Gibbons [<a href="mailto:wgibbons@uga.edu">mailto:wgibbons@uga.edu</a>] <br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, December 19, 2017 3:21 PM<br><b>To:</b> Marilyn Blizard; 'Russell L. Burke'; <a href="mailto:dtwg@listserv.ohio.edu">dtwg@listserv.ohio.edu</a><br><b>Cc:</b> Liz King; 'Cris Hagen'<br><b>Subject:</b> RE: [Dtwg] Malaclemys terrapin macrospilota need homes<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>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 <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>J. Whitfield (Whit) Gibbons<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Professor Emeritus of Ecology <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>University of Georgia/SREL<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Drawer E -- Aiken, SC 29802 <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="mailto:wgibbons@uga.edu">wgibbons@uga.edu</a> Voice mail 803 725-5852<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Website <a href="http://whitgibbons.com/"><span style='color:blue'>http://whitgibbons.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> Marilyn Blizard [<a href="mailto:b4ki@bellsouth.net">mailto:b4ki@bellsouth.net</a>] <br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, December 19, 2017 2:31 PM<br><b>To:</b> 'Russell L. Burke' <<a href="mailto:Russell.L.Burke@hofstra.edu">Russell.L.Burke@hofstra.edu</a>>; <a href="mailto:dtwg@listserv.ohio.edu">dtwg@listserv.ohio.edu</a><br><b>Cc:</b> Whit Gibbons <<a href="mailto:wgibbons@uga.edu">wgibbons@uga.edu</a>>; Liz King <<a href="mailto:liz_king@kiawahresort.com">liz_king@kiawahresort.com</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> RE: [Dtwg] Malaclemys terrapin macrospilota need homes<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>If more terrapins need a home, might the Kiawah River estuary here in South Carolina be an acceptable location? <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Dtwg [<a href="mailto:dtwg-bounces@listserv.ohio.edu">mailto:dtwg-bounces@listserv.ohio.edu</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Russell L. Burke<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, December 19, 2017 1:20 PM<br><b>To:</b> Talley, Brooke; <a href="mailto:dtwg@listserv.ohio.edu">dtwg@listserv.ohio.edu</a><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Dtwg] Malaclemys terrapin macrospilota need homes<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>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 ! <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'> Russ</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> Talley, Brooke [<a href="mailto:Brooke.Talley@MyFWC.com">mailto:Brooke.Talley@MyFWC.com</a>] <br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, December 19, 2017 11:23 AM<br><b>To:</b> Russell L. Burke <<a href="mailto:Russell.L.Burke@hofstra.edu">Russell.L.Burke@hofstra.edu</a>>; <a href="mailto:dtwg@listserv.ohio.edu">dtwg@listserv.ohio.edu</a><br><b>Subject:</b> RE: Malaclemys terrapin macrospilota need homes<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Russ,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>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.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Thanks,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Brooke<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#1F497D'>Brooke L. Talley, Ph.D.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#1F497D'>Reptile and Amphibian Conservation Coordinator<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#1F497D'>Species Conservation Planning Section<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#1F497D'>Division of Habitat and Species Conservation<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#1F497D'>Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#1F497D'>620 S. Meridian St., MS 6A, Tallahassee, FL, USA 32399-1600<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#1F497D'>office: 850-921-1143<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#1F497D'>cell: 850-510-7093 *new number*<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#1F497D'>email: </span><u><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#0563C1'><a href="mailto:Brooke.Talley@MyFWC.com">Brooke.Talley@MyFWC.com</a></span></u><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><img border=0 width=80 height=96 id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.png@01D37908.E544D8B0" alt="cid:image001.gif@01D28859.F76E8D10"><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><a href="https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=www.MyFWC.com&data=02%7C01%7CRussell.L.Burke%40hofstra.edu%7C9df45f1467904e4f912d08d546fcbe3c%7Ce32fc43d7c6246d9b49fcd53ba8d9424%7C0%7C0%7C636492973697095065&sdata=R8lWAc%2B%2B4BQCwDfSVCufRfci%2BAiYEtdPZLJu2vsJ5FI%3D&reserved=0"><span style='color:blue'>www.MyFWC.com</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> Dtwg [<a href="mailto:dtwg-bounces@listserv.ohio.edu">mailto:dtwg-bounces@listserv.ohio.edu</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Russell L. Burke<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, December 19, 2017 11:10 AM<br><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:dtwg@listserv.ohio.edu">dtwg@listserv.ohio.edu</a><br><b>Subject:</b> [Dtwg] Malaclemys terrapin macrospilota need homes<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span class=5yl5>I have 5 adult <i>Malaclemys terrapin macrospilota</i> as a result of a confiscation. They now need permanent homes out of the pet trade. Ideas?</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Russ Burke<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>