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February 8, 2025 122 mins

CheloniaCast is joined by Dr. Pamela Plotkin, a renowned conservationist and biologist with a particular focus on sea turtles, and specficially the ridley turtles in the genus Lepidochelys. The conversation focuses on the unique ecology of ridley sea turtles such as their propensity to mass nest in arribadas which is unique to their genus. Various other topics relevant to Lepidochelys and sea turtles as a whole are covered in relation to their conservation and study.

 

Find Dr. Plotkin's book "Biology and Conservation of Ridley Sea Turtles" here: https://www.amazon.com/Biology-Conservation-Ridley-Sea-Turtles/dp/0801886112

 

To see some of Dr. Plotkin’s publications, check out: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=BQNRM-8AAAAJ&hl=en

 

To see more about Dr. Plotkin’s work while affiliated with Texas A&M University, check out https://plotkinlabtamu.wixsite.com/plotkinlab

 

Learn more about the CheloniaCast Podcast here: https://theturtleroom.org/cheloniacast/

 

Learn more about the CheloniaCast Podcast Fund here: https://theturtleroom.org/project/cheloniacast-podcast/

 

Follow the CheloniaCast Podcast on Instagram/Facebook/Twitter @cheloniacast

 

Host social media - Jason Wills - @chelonian.carter / Michael Skibsted - @michael.skibstedd / Jack Thompson - @jack_reptile_naturalist_302 / Ken Wang - @americanmamushi / Wyatt Keil - @wyatts_wildlife_photography / Paul Cuneo - @paul_turtle_conservation42 / Alex Mione - @alex.mione / Ethan Hancock - @ethankinosternonlover / Torsten Watkins - @t_0_.e

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