Endangered Turtles of Great Swamp NWR

Focus on turtles

Endangered Species Day at Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge

Learn more about our own endangered species at Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge with U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Wildlife Biologist Colin Osborn, U.S. fish & Wildlife Service Law Enforcement Officer Mike McMenamin, and Dr. Kurt Buhlmann from the University of Georgia.

The program will include live hatchling wood turtles, a live demonstration of radio telemetry, and a discussion on the ways in which the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service protects threatened and endangered species. 

Program is free and suitable for all ages. Refreshments will be available.