Had a few minutes so I thought I'd add a few pictures. Everyone loves pictures! The first picture is of Hainan type spengleri in a villagers home. There were 29 in the trap. the picture does not show that many as we had some out taking measurements. The villagers are very effective at collecting...
Hello all Y'all!
I have recently moved backed to the US after completing a three year postdoc at Peking University in conservation, phyolgenetics, ecology, and market pathways of Chinese turtles. I am starting this thread at the suggestion of another forum member who thought others might be...
Thanks Cowboy_Ken. I'm excited to be back in the US. There is such a stark contrast between turtle hobbyist here vs. China. Here we worrying we hatch too many turtles we will not be able to sell them all. There they worry they will never have enough hatchlings to supply demand!
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I'm new to this forum and am excited to begin discussing turtle related topics!! I've recently moved back to the US from a post-doc in China. My post-doc was at Peking University in Beijing and focused on the turtle trade, conservation genetics, population demography, and ecology of...