[NatureNS] Re: downtown Dartmouth's Red-eared Slider captured...

Date: Thu, 22 Sep 2011 09:02:11 -0300
From: "John Gilhen" <GILHENJA@gov.ns.ca>
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Hi Dusan;
Thank you for the up date.=20
Sincerely
John

>>> "Dusan Soudek" <soudekd@ns.sympatico.ca> 9/21/2011 7:23 PM >>>
   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

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<DIV>Hi Dusan;</DIV>
<DIV>Thank you for the up date. </DIV>
<DIV>Sincerely</DIV>
<DIV>John<BR><BR>&gt;&gt;&gt; "Dusan Soudek" &lt;soudekd@ns.sympatico.ca&gt=
; 9/21/2011 7:23 PM &gt;&gt;&gt;<BR></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D4>&nbsp;&nbsp; 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.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D4>&nbsp;&nbsp; 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.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D4>&nbsp;&nbsp; In August I&nbsp;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&nbsp;I haven't seen it =
for weeks, and assumed that it either moved away or that DNR succeeded in =
capturing it.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D4>&nbsp;&nbsp; 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&nbsp;out of water, but had no problem =
picking it up from the mud at the bottom of the knee-deep pool&nbsp;in the =
stream.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D4>&nbsp;&nbsp; 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&nbsp;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.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D4>&nbsp;&nbsp; Dusan Soudek</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>

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