turtlemanfla88
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Anthony Pierlioni is the Assistant Director of the Turtle Room,an official Conservation Partner of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums that was developed to provide educational resources,materials and experiences to the general public and to raise awareness in chelonian conservation strategies.Anthony oversees all of the TurtleRoom's video and audio media production.He co-hosts the Pondcast,an online show about turtles,tortoises,other reptiles and related topics.He also authors educational resources and blog articles for the site and works with organizations like the AZA and TSA in his work keeping and breeding turtles.Spider Tortoises(Pyxis arachnoides),Blanding's Turtles(Emydoidea blandingii),Spotted Turtles(Clemmys guttata),and African Dwarf Mud Turtles(Pelusios nanus),are among species he keeps.Recently,he has written a book,which is currently being published, on Black-breasted leaf turtles, of the genus Geoemyda. He keeps both the Vietnamese(Geoemyda spengleri) and Ryukyu(Geoemyda japonica) Black-breasted leaf turtles,the only two species still remaining in this former"waste-basket"taxon.His breeding group of Geoemyda are listed in the AZA studbook and Species Survival Plan.
Please come join us on Sunday August 2nd at 6:00PM.
Location: Moccasin Lake Nature Park
2750 Park trail Lane
Clearwater,FL 33759
If you have any questions please contact Mark at 352-340-6619 or e-mail [email protected].
Thanks,
Mark
Please come join us on Sunday August 2nd at 6:00PM.
Location: Moccasin Lake Nature Park
2750 Park trail Lane
Clearwater,FL 33759
If you have any questions please contact Mark at 352-340-6619 or e-mail [email protected].
Thanks,
Mark