Day 1: August 6th, 2020
18th Annual Symposium
on the Conservation and Biology of
Tortoises and Freshwater Turtles
— A Virtual Experience —
sponsored by
See Virtual Poster Session One on August 6th at 9AM EDT by clicking HERE.
Join the live-stream on August 6th at 11AM EDT on YouTube!
Turtle Survival Alliance Update-
Rick Hudson
11AM EDT
IUCN SSC Tortoise and Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group Update-
Craig Stanford
11:15AM EDT
Keynote Address
- Building the Photo Ark -
Joel Sartore
11:30AM EDT
GENETICS
Thinking Outside the Box to Bring Them All Home:
Developing Genomic Resources to Facilitate the Repatriation of Confiscated Freshwater Turtles and Tortoises -
J. J. Apodaca
12:15PM EDT
Releasing the Box Turtle Genome:
Testing Improved Performance of Genetic Analyses with a New Resource -
Peter Scott
12:30PM EDT
Building Genomic Resources to Guide the Repatriation of Illegally Traded Turtles -
Brad Shaffer
12:45PM EDT
Conservation Genetics of the Alligator Snapping Turtle (Macrochelys temminckii) in Mississippi -
Luke Pearson
1PM EDT
Refining Genetic Boundaries for Agassiz’s Desert Tortoise (Gopherus agassizii) in the Western Sonoran Desert: The Influence of the Coachella Valley on Gene Flow Among Populations in Southern California -
Jeff Lovich
1:15PM EDT
EVALUATING DISTRIBUTIONS
Prioritizing Turtle Habitats Along the Lower Sarju River, Uttar Pradesh, India: Designing Future Research and Conservation Actions -
Arunima Singh
1:30PM EDT
Species Distribution Modelling of the Leith’s Softshell Turtle (Nilssonia leithii) in Peninsular India-
Sneha Dharwadkar
1:45PM EDT
Citizen Science as a Tool to Address Knowledge Gaps in Life History and Distribution of Freshwater Chelonians in India -
Anuja Mital
2:00PM EDT
Evaluating the Distribution of the Spotted Turtle (Clemmys guttata) in Virginia and North Carolina -
Jessica Meck
2:15PM EDT
The Distribution of Pseudemys texana in the Nueces River Drainage -
Peter Lindeman
2:30PM EDT
Each day's session begins at 11AM EDT. Click HERE for the full program.
UP NEXT!
August 13
- Sessions: Bigger Concepts/Reviews & Status Assessments
August 20
- Session: Conservation Planning
August 27
- Sessions: Field Techniques & Turtles on the Move
September 3
- Sessions: Field Studies & Population Demographics
- Virtual Poster Session 2
September 10
- Sessions: Western Pond Turtles & Invasive Species
September 17
- Sessions: Field Studies of Conservation Action & More from the Field
September 24
- Sessions: Human Impacts on Landscapes and Turtles & Wildlife Laws, Legends, and Trafficking Initiatives