Big Muddy Speaker Series presents:
Missouri River Turtles
Original Presentation- April 10, 2012 Big Muddy Speaker Series in Rocheport
“Missouri River Turtles” – by Stephanie Zimmer, graduate research assistant at University of Missouri – Columbia
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Common snapping turtle. Photo courtesy of Stephanie Zimmer.
An approach to shore on the Missouri River is often preceded by the plops of a variety of turtles as they dive into the muddy water. Because of the scale and turbidity of the river, assessing the population and habits of the variety of turtles there is a tough task.
Meet Your Presenter
Stephanie Zimmer
, Graduate Assistant Biologist
Graduate Assistant biologist Stephanie Zimmer shared the different varieties of turtles on the river, what is known about their life cycles and what her research on soft-shell and snapping turtles has shown about their populations.
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The Big Muddy Speaker Series in Rocheport
is hosted by these wonderful partners.
- Missouri River Relief
- Friends of Big Muddy
- Columbia Fish & Wildlife Conservation Office (USFWS)
- Les Bourgeois Vineyards
- Big Muddy National Fish & Wildlife Refuge
Special thanks to Les Bourgeois Vineyards for giving us the opportunity to use their beautiful space overlooking the Missouri River. All speakers are presenting for free! Thank you all for sharing your knowledge with us! Click here for a list of upcoming presentations» The Big Muddy Speaker Series also takes place monthly in Kansas City and St. Charles.
The Big Muddy Speaker Series is partially funded by the Columbia Ecological Services Field Office (USFWS) and the Mo. Dept. of Conservation.
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