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2009 Quarterly Reports

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January 1 - March 31, 2009 ( 6 Chapters Reporting)
Species Incoming Placed Died
  Total M F U    
Common Snapping Turtle, Chelydra serpentina 3 2   1    
Painted Turtle, Chrysemys picta 1 1     1  
*Western Pond Turtle, Actinemys (= Emys, Clemmys) marmorata 5 4   1 1 1
African Spurred Tortoise, Geochelone sulcata 21 9 1 11 14 1
Wood Turtle, Glyptemys (=Clemmys) insculpta 2 2     1  
Desert Tortoise, Gopherus agassizii 146 30 12 104 56 13
Texas Tortoise, Gopherus berlandieri 1   1      
Map Turtle, Graptemys species 1     1 1  
African Side-necked Turtle, Pelusios species 2     2 2  
Yellow-bellied Slider, Pseudemys scripta scripta 3     3 3  
U.S. Box Turtle, Terrapene species 36 16 9 11 25  
Mediterranean Spur-thighed Tortoise, Testudo graeca 1       1  
Hermann's Tortoise, Testudo hermanni 1   1   1  
Russian Tortoise, Testudo horsfieldii 8 7 1   8 4
Slider, Trachemys scripta 120 30 25 65 41 9
Total 351 102 50 199 155 28

April 1 - June 30, 2009 ( 10 Chapters Reporting)
Species Incoming Placed Died
  Total M F U    
Softshell, Apalone species 10 1 3 6 9 1
Common Snapping Turtle, Chelydra serpentina 5 4   1 1 2
Reeve's Turtle, Chinemys reevesii 1   1   1  
*Western Pond Turtle, Actinemys (= Emys, Clemmys) marmorata 9 2 2 5 9  
Red-footed Tortoise, Geochelone carbonaria 1 1     1  
African Spurred Tortoise, Geochelone sulcata 24 9 2 13 31 1
Desert Tortoise, Gopherus agassizii 199 72 42 85 103 10
Texas Tortoise, Gopherus berlandieri 2   2     1
Cooter, Pseudemys species 1 1     1  
U.S. Box Turtle, Terrapene species 56 16 24 16 41 3
Mediterranean Spur-thighed Tortoise, Testudo graeca 1 1     1  
Russian Tortoise, Testudo horsfieldii 25 11 11 3 18 1
Marginated Tortoise, Testudo marginata 1   1   1  
Slider, Trachemys scripta 144 28 70 46 144 16
Total 479 146 158 175 364 35

July 1 - September 30, 2009 ( 8 Chapters Reporting)
Species Incoming Placed Died
  Total M F U    
*Western Pond Turtle, Actinemys (= Emys, Clemmys) marmorata 4 4     2  
Softshell, Apalone species 12 4   8 10 1
Common Snapping Turtle, Chelydra serpentina 5 5        
Painted Turtle, Chrysemys picta 6 4 1 1 5  
Leopard Tortoise, Geochelone pardalis 4 1   3 3  
African Spurred Tortoise, Geochelone sulcata 33 15 3 15 29 1
Desert Tortoise, Gopherus agassizii 156 58 28 70 142 3
Texas Tortoise, Gopherus berlandieri 7 5 2   5  
Map Turtle, Graptemys species 5 4 1   5  
Cooter, Pseudemys species 1 1     1  
Red Belly Turtle, Pseudemys rubiventris 3 1 2   3  
Keeled Box Turtle, Pyxidea mouhotii 1 1     1  
Musk Turtle, Sternotherus minor 1 1     1  
U.S. Box Turtle, Terrapene species 43 15 15 13 39 1
Mediterranean Spur-thighed Tortoise, Testudo graeca 1 1     1  
Russian Tortoise, Testudo horsfieldii 17 8 8 1 17  
Slider, Trachemys scripta 197 67 70 60 128 12
Total 496 195 130 171 392 18

October 1 - December 31, 2009 ( 11 Chapters Reporting)
Species Incoming Placed Died
  Total M F U    
*Western Pond Turtle, Actinemys (= Emys, Clemmys) marmorata 5 3 2   3 1
Softshell, Apalone species 2   2   2  
Common Snapping Turtle, Chelydra serpentina 3     3   1
Reeve's Turtle, Chinemys reevesii 1     1 1  
Painted Turtle, Chrysemys picta 1 1        
Red-footed Tortoise, Geochelone carbonaria 19 3 16   18 1
Leopard Tortoise, Geochelone pardalis 19 16 1 2 19  
African Spurred Tortoise, Geochelone sulcata 34 25 2 7 30  
Wood Turtle, Glyptemys insculpta 2     2 2  
Desert Tortoise, Gopherus agassizii 168 53 18 97 130 7
Texas Tortoise, Gopherus berlandieri           1
Map Turtle, Graptemys species 1   1     1
Diamondback Terrapin, Malaclemys terrapin 1   1   1  
Cooter, Pseudemys species         1  
U.S. Box Turtle, Terrapene species 45 11 6 28 43  
Mediterranean Spur-thighed Tortoise, Testudo graeca 4 4     4  
Russian Tortoise, Testudo horsfieldii 33 11 6 16 32  
Slider, Trachemys scripta 164 29 24 111 144 10
Total 502 156 79 267 430 22

2009 Year Summary
  Total M F U Placed Died
Total 1827 599 417 812 1369 103

 

Explanations:

The number of incoming animals differs from the total placed/died because animals may be held over to the next quarter.

*Snapping turtles are placed out of state; western pond turtles are released to CDFG.

Abbreviations: M.F.U = Male . Female . Undetermined; CDFG = California Department of Fish and Game.

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