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reintroducing threatened western pond turtles into southern california ecosystems

Practicum Project | 2015

Reintroducing Threatened Western Pond Turtles Into Southern California Ecosystems

In addition to developing a recommendation for creating a self-sustaining population of western pond turtles in the wild, we hope that this project will serve as an educational tool for the nearby community.

Students: Joseph Canas, Holly Fuong, Amy Lee, Runyang Lou, David Matthews, Natalie Shahbol, Alexis Whitaker

Client: Turtle Conservancy, U.S. Geological Survey

Advisor: Prof. Brad Shaffer (IoES)

Final Report

Watch the interview with Prof. Brad Shaffer and IoES senior practicum student Alexis Whitaker.

The video was produced by students in “Communicating Science”, a class for upper division biology majors at UCLA (EEB C179)

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