As much as you think you know what each day will be like, the marsh is quite an unpredictable place. Between cattails trying to take out your eyeballs and brownie batter trying to eat your boots, you definitely find your inner strength in this line of work. Along with working with our seasonal worker Oscar, [...]

Surina and Carly have been battling the marsh day after day for a great reward: almost 100 turtles processed this season so far! After just four weeks, Surina and Carly have sampled 48 Blandings turtles, 24 Painteds, and 24 snipper snaps. In this time, Carly has almost mastered the dreaded snapping turtle tail draw while [...]

Every year, turtles go through a process called nesting season. This is when they come to land to nest, aka dig their holes and lay their eggs, and then go back to the water to live their lives. While this is a very natural event, sometimes they go to more unnatural places. Even though we [...]

Hello and Welcome to the new season of Kane Co Turtles ft. our old friend Surina and the new and excited Carly.   A little about us: Carly is from southern Illinois and an upcoming second year at the university of Illinois college of veterinary medicine. She received her undergraduate education at southern Illinois university [...]