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The Newsletter of the Diamondback Terrapin Working Group Volume 1 Issue 1 Fall/Winter 2013
SIXTH TERRAPIN SYMPOSIUM A HUGE SUCCESS
NEWSLETTER LAUNCH
Terrapin Times
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it: Jackie G
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T
he Sixth Symposium on the
Status, Ecology, and Conser-
vation of the Diamondback
Terrapin was held September
13-15, 2013 on Seabrook Island,
South Carolina.
Approximately 100 scientists gath-
ered at Camp Saint Christopher on
Seabrook Island for the tri-annual
meeting of the Diamondback Terrapin
Working Group. The site provided an
ideal location for the meeting —
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6th Terrapin Symposium Wrap 3
DTWG Grant Recipients 4
Recent Terrapin Publications 5
Terrapin Conservation Award 6
Meet the DTWG Regional Reps 7
Upcoming Meetings and Events 10
Membership Application 11
Inside this issue:
W
e are pleased to launch this inaugural issue of Terrapin
Times, the newsletter of the Diamondback Terrapin
Working Group! Our three-year goals for 2013-2016
include raising the profile of the DTWG and improving
communication among our members. We hope you enjoy the newsletter
(and Facebook page!) that we’ve created to help accomplish these
objectives and increase your membership benefits.
Thank you to our members for your continued support! And, if you aren’t
currently a DTWG member, we hope you will join us to promote terrapin
research, conservation, management, and education.
By: Mike Dorcas
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Terrapin Times • Fall/Winter 2013 • The Diamondback Terrapin Working Group • http://www.dtwg.org
OFFICERS AND REGIONAL
REPRESENTATIVES
Northeast Representatives
Barbara Brennessel, Wheaton
College
Alex Kanonik, Queens College
Mid-Atlantic Representative
Randy Chambers, College of
William and Mary
Stephanie Egger, Conserve
Wildlife Foundation of NJ
Southeast Representatives
Brian Crawford, University of
Georgia
Andrew Grosse, SC Department
of Natural Resources
Florida Representatives
Ben Atkinson, University of
Florida
Kristen Ha