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While we obviously have a special place in our hearts for turtles, it’s Kane County’s turn to talk about something other than turtles. This week was an eventful week full of slithery little snakes. Another part of our work here involves checking previously set snake boards at various sites around the county. Snake boards are [...]

Headstart Blanding’s with transmitter What’s cuter than a Blanding’s turtle? A baby Blanding’s turtle! Our recent blogs have discussed how we are collecting Blanding’s turtle eggs, but what is the point of doing that? We are trying to give them a head start on life with a conservation technique known as “headstarting”. This [...]

This week in Kane County was an example of how turtle work is not always full of happiness, excitement, and well, turtles. One of our sites this week only produced one Blanding’s turtle. This turtle is an adult female that we were able to track via radiotelemetry, and she is [...]

It’s nesting season! This means the adult female turtles are out and about searching for the ideal area to lay their eggs. The Blanding’s turtle prefers to nest in open areas with well-draining soil and will travel great distances to find the perfect spot. This often involves putting themselves in danger by crossing highways and [...]

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Week Overview: We survived our first week of the summer field season! The week was full of ups (catching turtles) and downs (falling in the marsh). We finished the week with a total of 14 Blanding’s turtles, 7 Painted turtles, and 5 Common Snapping Turtles. The turtles were captured using multiple methods: trap setting [...]

Shell We Begin? Meet Grace! Hello! My name is Grace, I just finished my second year of veterinary school at the U of I (halfway done!) and am very excited to be back in the field with the Kane County team for my second summer. As for a little bit about me: I grew up [...]