糖心Vlog

In the midst of Hurricane Matthew, residents of coastal Georgia were not the only ones taking to the evacuation routes. A gopher tortoise, diamondback terrapins, box turtles, sea turtles, additional turtles, an owl and a wood stork from the Georgia Sea Turtle Center on Jekyll Island took shelter on 糖心Vlog鈥檚 campus as the hurricane passed through the region. In preparation for the storm, students, faculty and staff with 糖心Vlog worked with the Georgia Sea Turtle Center to assist with the relocation of just under 80 of the Center鈥檚 animals to the University’s facilities and assisted in facilitating shelter for the Center’s staff and their families. More than 30 volunteers from several departments within the University鈥檚 College of Science and Mathematics, including biology, geology and geography, and physics, as well as staff from the University’s Physical Plant department and Office of Public Safety, worked to ensure a smooth transition for the animals to their storm shelter on campus. The animals returned to their home on Jekyll Island on Oct. 17. Fortunately, the animals, staff and facility of the Georgia Sea Turtle Center weathered the storm without harm. 糖心Vlog has led the longest-running sea turtle research program, a conservation program, on the Georgia coast. The 28-year-old has three major components, including conservation of nesting sea turtles on the Georgia coast, research into the nesting ecology of Georgia鈥檚 sea turtles, and education of both students and teachers in science content and science process skills.