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| Introducing Cholo! |
This week saw the passing of a big storm,
the rain came down non-stop for three full days and the terrapin tanks had to
be frequently emptied to remove all the rain water. The water levels in the
wetland were extremely high and some parts of the road became flooded. We have
had just two recaptures this week, both black mud terrapins and both
recaptures; Pingu and Polly. In addition we were given a very small hatchling
terrapin named Cholo by the hotel staff.
This is very exciting as it suggests
that we definitely have breeding populations of terrapins on our wetland
reserve! A few months ago we were capturing several pregnant terrapins and now
that we are seeing hatchlings we are beginning to learn more about their
reproductive biology. Other news from the centre; the bat detectors have
arrived on site and I’ve spent part of the week assessing the wetland for good
survey routes to begin surveying for the Seychelles Sheath Tailed Bat. More updates to come!
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