<div><div dir="auto">Agreed,</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">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.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Glad they are gong to Jack in Tampa as outreach animals!</div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div>On Tue, Dec 19, 2017 at 3:21 PM Whit Gibbons <<a href="mailto:wgibbons@uga.edu">wgibbons@uga.edu</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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<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
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<p class="MsoNormal">J. Whitfield (Whit) Gibbons<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="mailto:wgibbons@uga.edu" target="_blank">wgibbons@uga.edu</a> Voice mail 803 725-5852<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Marilyn Blizard [mailto:<a href="mailto:b4ki@bellsouth.net" target="_blank">b4ki@bellsouth.net</a>] <br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, December 19, 2017 2:31 PM</p></div></div></div></div><div lang="EN-US" link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class="m_9027838192875325397WordSection1"><div><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #e1e1e1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal"><br>
<b>To:</b> 'Russell L. Burke' <<a href="mailto:Russell.L.Burke@hofstra.edu" target="_blank">Russell.L.Burke@hofstra.edu</a>>; <a href="mailto:dtwg@listserv.ohio.edu" target="_blank">dtwg@listserv.ohio.edu</a><br>
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<b>Subject:</b> RE: [Dtwg] Malaclemys terrapin macrospilota need homes<u></u><u></u></p>
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<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?
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<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" target="_blank">dtwg@listserv.ohio.edu</a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Dtwg] Malaclemys terrapin macrospilota need homes<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<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 !
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Talley, Brooke [<a href="mailto:Brooke.Talley@MyFWC.com" target="_blank">mailto:Brooke.Talley@MyFWC.com</a>]
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<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" target="_blank">Russell.L.Burke@hofstra.edu</a>>;
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<b>Subject:</b> RE: Malaclemys terrapin macrospilota need homes<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Russ,<u></u><u></u></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.<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thanks,<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#1f497d">Brooke L. Talley, Ph.D.<u></u><u></u></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#1f497d">Reptile and Amphibian Conservation Coordinator<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#1f497d">Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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</span><u><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#0563c1"><a href="mailto:Brooke.Talley@MyFWC.com" target="_blank">Brooke.Talley@MyFWC.com</a></span></u><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#1f497d"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Dtwg [<a href="mailto:dtwg-bounces@listserv.ohio.edu" target="_blank">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" target="_blank">dtwg@listserv.ohio.edu</a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Dtwg] Malaclemys terrapin macrospilota need homes<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="m_90278381928753253975yl5">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><u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Russ Burke<u></u><u></u></p>
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