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Project Development
Turtle Road Watch is a crowd sourcing project that was developed through a collaboration between the Saint Louis Zoo staff (Co-founders: Michael Dawson, Jeff Dawson, Jamie Palmer ) and concerned members of the St. Louis community. The data collection project platform was developed as a student class project for a Webster University course (KEYS 4021 Citizen Science). This project was developed over several years and has gone through several revisions. However, the central project goals to gather data on road mortality and aid in turtle conservation in and around the Saint Louis region has remained constant. The project was officially launched to the public during the World Turtle Day celebration on May 23rd 2017.
Turtle Road Watch is a crowd sourcing project that was developed through a collaboration between the Saint Louis Zoo staff (Co-founders: Michael Dawson, Jeff Dawson, Jamie Palmer ) and concerned members of the St. Louis community. The data collection project platform was developed as a student class project for a Webster University course (KEYS 4021 Citizen Science). This project was developed over several years and has gone through several revisions. However, the central project goals to gather data on road mortality and aid in turtle conservation in and around the Saint Louis region has remained constant. The project was officially launched to the public during the World Turtle Day celebration on May 23rd 2017.
Project Goals:
Project Goals:
1.) Identify areas of high turtle road mortality in the Saint Louis region.
1.) Identify areas of high turtle road mortality in the Saint Louis region.
2.) Utilize the data to help provide strategies to minimize the negative interactions between humans and turtles.
2.) Utilize the data to help provide strategies to minimize the negative interactions between humans and turtles.
3.) Designate and implement wildlife crossing assistance such as road crossing signs and/or construction of turtle road underpasses in high risk areas.
3.) Designate and implement wildlife crossing assistance such as road crossing signs and/or construction of turtle road underpasses in high risk areas.
4.) To bring awareness to turtle conservation
4.) To bring awareness to turtle conservation
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