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This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0068_01CC7893.F3382390 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable This afternoon, on the way from work, I finally succeeded in = capturing the "Sawmill River" Red-eared Slider, a.k.a. Red-eared Turtle, = native to the Southern U.S.A. Apparently it had been released by someone = with a connection to the nearby Marine House, the regional headquarters = of DFO. I reported my sightings of the exotic turtle here in August. DNR and = John Gilhen of the Nova Scotia Museum of Nature were concerned, as this = species has the potential to establish itself in the wild in Southern = Canada, as may have already happened near Hamilton, Ontario. It tends to = outcompete the native Eastern Painted Turtle. Local DNR staff were = planning to capture it. In August I could locate the reptile only during sunny afternoons, = when it sunned itself on a slanted slab of concrete near the downstream = end of the long culvert that drains "Sawmill River" from Sullivans Pond = to Dartmouth Cove. But I haven't seen it for weeks, and assumed that it = either moved away or that DNR succeeded in capturing it. This afternoon it was sunny, the tide was out, and there was minimal = flow in the downtown stream, with excellent visibility in the pool below = the culvert's end. The turtle was sunning itself again, but this time at = a slightly different location. I failed to catch the turtle while it was = still out of water, but had no problem picking it up from the mud at the = bottom of the knee-deep pool in the stream. Right now the turtle is in a plastic tub at my house. It looks = healthy, as it is quite active. I have no interest in keeping it, but am = willing to give it to anyone willing and able to look after it. = Otherwise I will contact DNR to have it picked up. In which case the = Red-eared Turtle will likely end up in the Shubenacadie Wildlife Park. Dusan Soudek ------=_NextPart_000_0068_01CC7893.F3382390 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 8.00.6001.19120"> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV><FONT size=3D4> This afternoon, on the way from work, I = finally=20 succeeded in capturing the "Sawmill River" Red-eared Slider, a.k.a. = Red-eared=20 Turtle, native to the Southern U.S.A. Apparently it had been released by = someone=20 with a connection to the nearby Marine House, the regional headquarters = of=20 DFO.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D4> I reported my sightings of the exotic = turtle here=20 in August. DNR and John Gilhen of the Nova Scotia Museum of Nature were=20 concerned, as this species has the potential to establish itself in the = wild in=20 Southern Canada, as may have already happened near Hamilton, Ontario. It = tends=20 to outcompete the native Eastern Painted Turtle. Local DNR staff were = planning=20 to capture it.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D4> In August I could locate the = reptile only=20 during sunny afternoons, when it sunned itself on a slanted slab of = concrete=20 near the downstream end of the long culvert that drains "Sawmill River" = from=20 Sullivans Pond to Dartmouth Cove. But I haven't seen it for weeks, = and=20 assumed that it either moved away or that DNR succeeded in capturing=20 it.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D4> This afternoon it was sunny, the tide = was out,=20 and there was minimal flow in the downtown stream, with excellent = visibility in=20 the pool below the culvert's end. The turtle was sunning itself again, = but this=20 time at a slightly different location. I failed to catch the turtle = while it was=20 still out of water, but had no problem picking it up from the mud = at the=20 bottom of the knee-deep pool in the stream.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D4> Right now the turtle is in a plastic = tub at my=20 house. It looks healthy, as it is quite active. I have no interest in = keeping=20 it, but am willing to give it to anyone willing and able to look after = it.=20 Otherwise I will contact DNR to have it picked up. In which case = the=20 Red-eared Turtle will likely end up in the Shubenacadie Wildlife=20 Park.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D4> Dusan Soudek</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_0068_01CC7893.F3382390--
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