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