Podcast: Diamond-backed Terrapin Nest Survey and Conservation at Naval Air Station Patuxent River

This is the fifth episode in DoD PARC's podcast series titled Herpetofaunal Project Highlights and Successes. The purpose of our podcast series is to highlight amphibian and reptile conservation, management, and research projects being conducted on military lands. The focus of this episode is on the nest surveys and conservation actions to protect the Diamond-backed Terrapin at Naval Air Station Patuxent River. Natural resources specialists Jackie Smith and Rebecca Stump discuss the purpose, goals, and results of this project and the benefits it has to recovering this species and supporting military readiness.