Herpetological Associates (HA) Capabilities & Specialties
HA offers a variety of environmental consulting services with over 50 years’ experience surveying, tracking, and trapping for a variety of reptiles, amphibians, birds, and rare plants. We work throughout the country, primarily servicing clients in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, New York, Maryland, and Connecticut areas. Our services include threatened and endangered (T&E) environmental monitoring for residential and commercial construction, utility projects, mitigation and management plans, and research-oriented surveys. Our staff is qualified to perform Phase I habitat evaluations, Phase II presence or absence surveys, and Phase III intensive trapping studies for all T&E listed species in New Jersey and several in Pennsylvania.
HA is qualified to survey, trap, and study both federal and state listed species, with one full-time staff bog turtle expert, Quillyn Bickley, who has been qualified by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service in the states of MD, NJ, NY, and PA. We are also a recommended consultant for the NJ Pinelands T&E species surveys as well as NJ Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) T&E Species Environmental Monitoring, including for venomous snakes. If you want to hire us, please visit our “service,” or “contact us” page.
Announcing a New Book: The Bog Turtle
The bog turtle belongs to the large family Emydidae, which includes semi-aquatic pond and marsh turtles known for their colorful and diverse hard shells in the United States. Unfortunately, bog turtle populations have gradually declined across their entire range due to habitat loss, fragmentation of connecting habitats, wetland pollution, and illegal collection.
This book offers in-depth natural history information on bog turtles, covering their taxonomic background, survival tactics, predators, reproductive biology, foraging habits, diet, habitat preferences, hibernation strategies, and conservation efforts. Author Robert T. Zappalorti guides readers through a step-by-step journey to explore the fascinating world of this unique turtle. Welcome to the secret world of the bog turtle.
The Bog Turtle is available on backorder, in paperback for $29.95, or for the limited-edition leather-bound copy for $129.95. Go here to order.
