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NYTTS Annual Show Held Saturday, May 31, 2014 Village Community School, Greenwich Village, Manhattan See Winners and photos. Annual NYTTS Seminar Held Saturday, May 17, 2014 The Arsenal, Central Park, 5th Avenue at 64th Street, Manhattan See Seminar Summary.
Frank Indiviglio Presentation Sunday, February 9, 2014, the Arsenal Gallery, Central Park, New York City Veteran Zoo Keeper Frank Indiviglio gave a talk on “Large, Rare, and Unusual Species of Turtles in Captivity,” relating many of his experiences as a keeper at the Bronx Zoo and the Staten Island Zoo. Frank’s frequent charge is his six-year-old nephew, Haiden, who frequently accompanies him on field trips. Haiden is well on his way to becoming a herpetologist. Frank is the author of That Reptile Blog, which contains numerous articles on turtles and other herps. See more about Frank’s blog.
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Veterinarian Paul Raiti Presentation
Held Sunday, January 26, The Arsenal Gallery, Central Park, NYCA devoted group turtle people braved the cold weather to hear Dr. Paul Raiti (below left) speak on health problems of captive chelonians Barbara Daddario (below right with Dr. Larry Smith) brought her breeding pair of Central American wood turtles and their one-year-old offspring. The male had undergone knee abscess surgery by Dr. Raiti, and the turtle’s successful recovery enabled it to mate and sire the lively yearling.
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“Road Trips for Turtles 2013”Pete Warny, Naturalist At Large
Held Sunday, November 17, The Arsenal Gallery, Central Park, NYC
“On the Road Again” with Pete Warny through swamps, bayous and other wetlands in a never-ending quest seeking turtles and “turtle maniacs.” Plenty of both will be depicted and discussed, along with digging fossil turtle shells millions of years old, salvaging roadkills and netting in “turtle rescue ponds.” This 2013 travel log includes eco-adventures across the South from Appalachia to the Gulf of Mexico as well as both rural and urban landscapes from Lake Waccamaw, to Nashville to Tampa Bay and beyond!
Pete is no stranger to NYTTS members, having spoken at previous meetings and co-directed (with Jay Westerveld) two Turtle Safaris in Central Park.
Plus, sharing the meeting with Pete, a Special Guest—
“Amphibian Conservation in the 21st Century”
Dr. Kerry Kriger, Founder SAVE THE FROGS!
Why are frogs disappearing worldwide and what can be done to save them? Dr. Kerry Kriger answers these questions and more in a presentation that features many of Dr. Kriger’s photos of amphibians from around the world.
Dr. Kriger is the Founder and Executive Director of SAVE THE FROGS! (www.savethefrogs.com), America’s first and only public charity dedicated to protecting amphibians. He conceived and coordinates Save The Frogs Day, the world’s largest day of amphibian education and conservation action. He has given presentations on amphibian conservation worldwide.
“Country Turtle, City Turtle: New York’s Chelonian Crisis”Jay Westerveld, New York Natural History Council
Held Sunday, October 13, 2013, The Arsenal Gallery, Central Park, NYC
New York Natural History Council founder Jay Westerveld explores the many pressures on New York’s turtle populations: From Habitat Loss, pet-trade collection and agency apathy in the Hudson Valley to Chinatown food-market poaching in The Big Apple.
Jay Westerveld has been performing ecological research for over 40 years. His Bog Turtle research won him the Anne Botshon Protection Award as well an award of recognition from the New York State Assembly in 2007. He is credited with describing six new Bog Turtle populations in New York State. In 2008 he was named as Orange County, New York’s “Who’s who in Conservation” by Orange magazine.
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