WILDLIFE SURVEYS AND RESEARCH
GLH measuring a preserved Suwannee cooter (Pseudemys concinna suwanniensis) specimen on loan from the Smithsonian Institution National Museum of Natural History (photograph by Trent Adamson)
Sound management of Florida's natural areas requires the availability of scientifically accurate information. With over 25 years of field experience from the Florida panhandle to the Florida Keys, Heinrich Ecological Services is well-suited to assist our clients with the following ecological services:
• Small mammal and herpetofaunal (amphibian and reptile) surveys
• Gopher tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus) burrow surveys
• Diamondback terrapin (Malaclemys terrapin) surveys
• Upland habitat management
Please contact us to discuss how we can assist with your wildlife information needs.
Heinrich Ecological Services also conducts independent research with a focus on ecology and conservation. Recent projects include diet of the coyote (Canis latrans) at an urban nature preserve, raptor predation of turtles, and geographic distribution of the Suwannee cooter (Pseudemys concinna suwanniensis) in its southern range.
Gopher tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus) burrow distribution map resulting from a survey conducted at Boyd Hill Nature Preserve (St. Petersburg, Florida; map produced by Corey Smolik)