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