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