The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is looking for people to help them monitor diamondback terrapin turtles

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is looking for people to help them monitor diamondback terrapin turtles.

 

Diamondback terrapins are small- to medium-sized turtles found in coastal waters from the Gulf of Mexico to Massachusetts.

 

They live in brackish water habitat where blue crabs tend to live, including salt marshes, barrier islands, mangrove swamps, tidal creeks and rivers. 

 

They have been studied across much of their range, but the Florida Panhandle has long been an area where little data are available.

 

As a result, very little is known about the life history of this species in northwest Florida.

The FWC is looking for volunteers to walk along shorelines and look for terrapins, tracks, or signs of nesting in several locations across the Forgotten Coast.

 

If you would like to learn more, just send an email to volunteer@myfwc.com with “Terrapin Watch” in the subject line.

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