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Index of Subjects This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_00D3_01CBF49A.C3CACD60 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi Gayle et al, the level of lakes Banook and Micmac are lowered for the winter by = Halifax Water, in order to protect all the seawalls and other shoreline = structures. I wonder whether this human manipulation gives the = overwintering turtle(s) some wrong signals. But, judging by its large size and assuming that it had not been = released into Lake Banook by someone, it seems that it managed to adapt = to the local environment and survive. And possibly even reproduce. In the past I've seen some very large snapping turtles along the = lower Sackville River in Bedford, in some very inhospitable and = therefore unlikely environments such as the edges of paved parking lots, = seawalls, and buildings right next to the river. Dusan Soudek ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Gayle MacLean=20 To: naturelist=20 Sent: Wednesday, April 06, 2011 7:44 PM Subject: [NatureNS] Large Snapping Turtle/Grahams Grove/Dartmouth Hi All, I was out walking 'Dash' after work around 6ish this evening = when I met met my neighbour returning from Grahams Grove, here in = Dartmouth. He reported seeing a large turtle sunning itself on a rock = along the bank of the left side of the peninsula of the grove. Made my = way over and met a family who were viewing the turtle from a respectful = distance, as they knew it was a Snapping Turtle.=20 This is the first Snapping Turtle I have ever seen and thought = this location might be unusual for one to occur. It was quite large, my estimate would be that its shell was = about 2 feet in length.=20 It seemed to be trying to climb up the bank, though very slowly. The woman there took several pictures with her Blackberry and = graciously forwarded them to me.=20 I will certainly forward the photos to anyone who might like to = see them. In consulting 'Amphibians and Reptiles of Nova Scotia' - John = Gilhen. it states that these turtles don't usually emerge until May. I did think, while viewing it that this seemed very early for it = to be there and was a little concerned as it seemed to be positioning = itself to climb up the bank.=20 Thought about moving it towards the water but felt I should just = leave it be. Sincerely, Gayle MacLean Dartmouth =20 ------=_NextPart_000_00D3_01CBF49A.C3CACD60 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content=3D"text/html; charset=3Diso-8859-1" = http-equiv=3DContent-Type> <META name=3DGENERATOR content=3D"MSHTML 8.00.6001.19019"> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV><FONT size=3D4>Hi Gayle <EM>et al</EM>,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D4> the level of lakes Banook and Micmac = are lowered=20 for the winter by Halifax Water, in order to protect all the seawalls = and other=20 shoreline structures. I wonder whether this human manipulation gives the = overwintering turtle(s) some wrong signals.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D4> But, judging by its large size and = assuming that=20 it had not been released into Lake Banook by someone, it seems that = it=20 managed to adapt to the local environment and survive. And possibly even = reproduce.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D4> In the past I've seen some very large = snapping=20 turtles along the lower Sackville River in Bedford, in some very=20 inhospitable and therefore unlikely environments such as the edges = of paved=20 parking lots, seawalls, and buildings right next to the = river.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D4> Dusan Soudek</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D4></FONT> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE=20 style=3D"BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; = PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV=20 style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial; BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B>=20 <A title=3Dduartess2003@yahoo.ca = href=3D"mailto:duartess2003@yahoo.ca">Gayle=20 MacLean</A> </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=3Dnaturens@chebucto.ns.ca=20 href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturelist</A> </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, April 06, 2011 = 7:44=20 PM</DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [NatureNS] Large = Snapping=20 Turtle/Grahams Grove/Dartmouth</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <TABLE border=3D0 cellSpacing=3D0 cellPadding=3D0> <TBODY> <TR> <TD vAlign=3Dtop> <DIV>Hi All,</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I was out walking 'Dash' after work around 6ish this = evening when I=20 met met my neighbour returning from Grahams Grove, here in=20 Dartmouth. He reported seeing a large turtle sunning itself on a = rock=20 along the bank of the left side of the peninsula of the grove. = Made my=20 way over and met a family who were viewing the turtle from = a=20 respectful distance, as they knew it was a Snapping Turtle. = </DIV> <DIV>This is the first Snapping Turtle I have ever seen and = thought this=20 location might be unusual for one to occur.</DIV> <DIV>It was quite large, my estimate would be that its shell was = about 2=20 feet in length. </DIV> <DIV>It seemed to be trying to climb up the bank, though very=20 slowly.</DIV> <DIV>The woman there took several pictures with her Blackberry = and=20 graciously forwarded them to me. </DIV> <DIV>I will certainly forward the photos to anyone who might = like to see=20 them.</DIV> <DIV>In consulting 'Amphibians and Reptiles of Nova Scotia' - = John=20 Gilhen. it states that these turtles don't usually emerge until=20 May.</DIV> <DIV>I did think, while viewing it that this seemed very early = for it to=20 be there and was a little concerned as it seemed to be = positioning=20 itself to climb up the bank. </DIV> <DIV>Thought about moving it towards the water but felt I should = just=20 leave it be.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Sincerely,</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Gayle MacLean</DIV> <DIV>Dartmouth</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> = <DIV> </DIV></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_00D3_01CBF49A.C3CACD60--
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