[Dtwg] Malaclemys terrapin macrospilota need homes

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Agreed,

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.

Glad they are gong to Jack in Tampa as outreach animals!

On Tue, Dec 19, 2017 at 3:21 PM Whit Gibbons < wgibbons at uga.edu 
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> 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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> *From:* Marilyn Blizard [mailto: b4ki at bellsouth.net 
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> *Sent:* Tuesday, December 19, 2017 2:31 PM 
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> *To:* 'Russell L. Burke' < Russell.L.Burke at hofstra.edu 
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>  dtwg at listserv.ohio.edu 
 
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> *Cc:* Whit Gibbons < wgibbons at uga.edu 
>; Liz King < liz_king at kiawahresort.com 
 
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> *Subject:* RE: [Dtwg] Malaclemys terrapin macrospilota need homes 
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> If more terrapins need a home, might the Kiawah River estuary here in 
> South Carolina be an acceptable location? 
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> *From:* Dtwg [mailto: dtwg-bounces at listserv.ohio.edu 
 
> < dtwg-bounces at listserv.ohio.edu 
>] *On Behalf Of *Russell L. Burke 
> *Sent:* Tuesday, December 19, 2017 1:20 PM 
> *To:* Talley, Brooke; dtwg at listserv.ohio.edu 
 
> *Subject:* Re: [Dtwg] Malaclemys terrapin macrospilota need homes 
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> 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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> Russ 
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> *From:* Talley, Brooke [mailto: Brooke.Talley at MyFWC.com 
 
> < Brooke.Talley at MyFWC.com 
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> *Sent:* Tuesday, December 19, 2017 11:23 AM 
> *To:* Russell L. Burke < Russell.L.Burke at hofstra.edu 
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>  dtwg at listserv.ohio.edu 
 
> *Subject:* RE: Malaclemys terrapin macrospilota need homes 
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> Russ, 
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> 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. 
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> Brooke 
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> *Brooke L. Talley, Ph.D.* 
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> Reptile and Amphibian Conservation Coordinator 
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> Species Conservation Planning Section 
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> Division of Habitat and Species Conservation 
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> Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission 
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> 620 S. Meridian St., MS 6A, Tallahassee, FL, USA 32399-1600 
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> *From:* Dtwg [mailto: dtwg-bounces at listserv.ohio.edu 
 
> < dtwg-bounces at listserv.ohio.edu 
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> *Sent:* Tuesday, December 19, 2017 11:10 AM 
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> *Subject:* [Dtwg] Malaclemys terrapin macrospilota need homes 
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> I have 5 adult *Malaclemys terrapin macrospilota* as a result of a 
> confiscation. They now need permanent homes out of the pet trade. Ideas? 
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Jordan Donini
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Biology Instructor/Resource, Lely High School
Adjunct Biology Instructor, Florida Southwestern State College
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