BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Turtle Survival Alliance - ECPv6.5.2//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Turtle Survival Alliance X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://turtlesurvival.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Turtle Survival Alliance REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20240310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20241103T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240901 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240908 DTSTAMP:20240829T064527 CREATED:20240501T155059Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240627T161220Z UID:10000018-1725148800-1725753599@turtlesurvival.org SUMMARY:Chelonian Biology\, Conservation\, and Management Course DESCRIPTION:  \nJoin us for the Chelonian Biology\, Conservation\, and Management Course Sponsored by the Association of Zoos & Aquariums Chelonian Advisory Group in conjunction with Turtle Survival Alliance. \nThis hands-on learning experience focuses on basic biology and global conservation status of chelonians\, the latest in husbandry and reproductive techniques\, enclosure and facility design concepts\, integration of captive management plans with conservation strategies and effective conservation messaging. Participants will learn not only about chelonian husbandry\, but also how to connect with conservation projects\, breeding program management\, enrichment basics\, chelonian health fundamentals\, and more to improve chelonian management at their institutions and impact chelonians globally. Under guidance of the AZA Chelonian Advisory Group (ChAG)\, the Chelonian Biology\, Conservation\, and Management Course provides knowledge about chelonians and skills for managing these species in captivity that are essential for anyone working directly with chelonians in a zoo\, aquarium\, conservation\, or research settings. \nInterested participants must submit a 1-page (maximum) letter by August 1\, 2024\, detailing your current occupation and describing why you want to attend the course\, your prior experience with chelonians\, career goals as they relate to chelonians\, and what you expect to gain from the course. Letters should be submitted electronically to Cris Hagen at chagen@turtlesurvival.org. \nFull registration details can be found here. \nRead about our first ever Turtle School in 2023 in our blog! \nImage Copyright Nickie Stone\, Garden and Gun. URL:https://turtlesurvival.org/event/chelonian-biology-conservation-and-management-course/ LOCATION:Turtle Survival Center ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://turtlesurvival.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/66_copyright_nickiestone_gardenandgun.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Cris Hagen":MAILTO:chagen@turtlesurvival.org END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR