This week, we focused on trapping at a headstart release site. We found a bunch of Blanding’s there last year, and I was excited to see who we would re-trap! Javelis and I set out with 20 traps each and went to four different ponds. It was fun seeing new faces, such as Pineapple (who [...]
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(Engineer & Model: Javelis from Lake County) How does one carry multiple traps into a marsh without it dragging and getting caught in the brush? Enter Javelis from Lake County to offer wisdom and guidance. She strung several small traps together via a colorful and durable rope strap that formed the Trapper Purse. And let [...]
(Engineer: Carly from Kane County, Model: Yours Truly) How does one plan to record good times and educational videos of WEL summer adventures? Ponder no longer, we have a solution for you! This glorious idea sprang to life with a single sports recording device but nothing to mount/attach it to. Enter Carly from Kane County [...]
Hello, I’m Javelis! I’m the rising second year vet student joining Marg this summer in the Lake County Aquatic Team! It’s only been 2 weeks since we started, and I feel like I have already learned so much. This week Marg and I joined the USDA in trapping and assessing turtles in one of our [...]
This year our team has evolved into quite the crazy cook county chelonian crew! Katelyn Deppe, a second year veterinary student, is back again except this time she’s lost her scales and grew a shell as she begins a new project centered on painted turtles. Her can-do attitude and outgoing personality keeps our communication on [...]
Our first week of Turtle Team was a success! We found and worked up a total of 58 Eastern box turtles! This would not have been possible without the coordination and teamwork of all our participants. Each participant plays a valuable role in our greater effort of “Saving the world, one box turtle at a [...]
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 [...]
Back for another year of turtle work at Lake County! I miss my friend Varun but he is now a fourth year vet student and on rotations. This year I am with Javelis, a first year student who is no stranger to field work. It’s only been a couple days, but we are having a [...]
Over the next several weeks, Erika and Maddie will be bringing you along some of our summer adventures, as we work with ornate box turtles, or OBTs for short. We will be going to various locations across Illinois and are excited to share our journey! In this first blog, get to know a little bit [...]
