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