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Index of Subjects This is a MIME message. If you are reading this text, you may want to consider changing to a mail reader or gateway that understands how to properly handle MIME multipart messages. --=__PartAD8295D3.0__= Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable 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 --=__PartAD8295D3.0__= Content-Type: text/html; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Description: HTML <HTML><HEAD> <META content=3D"text/html; charset=3Dutf-8" http-equiv=3DContent-Type> <META name=3DGENERATOR content=3D"MSHTML 8.00.6001.19019"> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY style=3D"MARGIN: 4px 4px 1px; FONT: 10pt Tahoma" bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV>Hi Dusan;</DIV> <DIV>Thank you for the up date. </DIV> <DIV>Sincerely</DIV> <DIV>John<BR><BR>>>> "Dusan Soudek" <soudekd@ns.sympatico.ca>= ; 9/21/2011 7:23 PM >>><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D4> 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> 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> 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.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D4> 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.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D4> 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.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D4> Dusan Soudek</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML> --=__PartAD8295D3.0__=--
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