Shannon Ritchie’s Winter Field Work 2016/2017 – Rouge National Urban Park / Toronto, ON
Research equipment
Cold field site
Checking water under the ice with YSI probe
Turtle under 2″ of ice (ibutton and transmitter attached to shell)
Blanding’s predated
Checking water under the ice with YSI probe
Early winter tracking
Checking water under the ice with YSI probe
Mid winter melt
Tracked turtles with transmitter on shell
Bundled up for a cold
Frozen field site
Tracked turtle in vegetation
Shannon Ritchie’s Turtley ibutton Adventure:
Radio tag and ibutton attached – off I go to find my overwintering site!
Paul doing all the work (radio tracking) as we watch
Beautiful Blanding’s Turtle
It’s tricky business radio tracking turtles in the deep part of the pond
I found him over here!
Looking good little guy – Radio tag attached – ibutton ready for epoxy
Rowshyra and her Painted Trutle
Weight and Measuring the Turtles
Attaching ibuttons
Painted Turtle
Weight and Measuring the Turtles
Radio Tracking Turtles
Mandrak Lab 