“The state is a center of sea turtle nesting, and this year was developing into a very encouraging year for the endangered leatherback turtles, the threatened loggerheads and green turtles(...) Then Hurricane Irma suddenly dashed those hopes.”
Dr. Kate Mansfield is a marine scientist and sea turtle biologist from the University of Florida. Her research focuses on sea turtle biology, ecology, behavior, management, and conservation.
“The northwest Atlantic region is one of the
On December 20th, The Wildlife Society
world’s two largest loggerhead nesting areas,
is inviting Kate Mansfield to The University
and 89 percent of those animals are hatched in
of Wisconsin Stevens Point to talk about
Trainer Natural Resources, Room 160
Florida.
the devistation Hurricane Irma has had
University of Wisconsin — Stevens Point
ore than 90 percent of incubating loggerhead nests were destroyed by the storm, representing about 25 percent of the season’s total." — New York Times
on the population of sea turtles and what
December 20th, 2017 4:30pm-6:00pm
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conservation efforts we could take to help
Lot X, accessible from
mend the damage done to the delicate
Isadore Street
sea turtle species affected.
or in Lot Y, accessible from Maria Drive.
S ea Turtle S e tback Hurricane Irma's Effect on the Floridan Turtle Nests
A Lecture by Kate Mansfield December 20th, 2017