About
The diamondback terrapin is a unique species of turtle that lives in brackish water ecosystems and is declining throughout its geographic range. Connecticut Terrapin Conservation aims to increase protection, understanding, and appreciation of diamondback terrapins (Malaclemys terrapin) and their coastal wetland habitats through research, communication, and conservation action. This is a developing effort and our projects currently focus on mitigating road mortality and litter that threaten an important coastal wetland and its terrapin population in Fairfield County, Connecticut. With support, we hope to expand the scope of this work geographically, and to initiate additional conservation projects that benefit wetlands, their wildlife, and the people who rely on them.
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Thank you for your interest,
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Tyler Mahard
About Tyler
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Tyler Mahard is a wildlife conservationist and holds a Master of Science degree in Wildlife and Conservation Biology from the University of New Hampshire, where he researched various population monitoring strategies for bobcats. Since graduating from the University of Connecticut in 2010 (B.S. Environmental Science), Tyler has worked on a variety of wildlife research projects involving box turtles, wood turtles, Blanding's turtles, bog turtles, amphibians, carnivores, New England cottontail rabbits, bats, and other organisms. He has worked for the New Hampshire Fish & Game Department, the CT DEEP Wildlife Division, and as a research scientist at the University of New Hampshire. Tyler is also an active musician, and regularly performs in the acoustic duo, Noelle & Tyler.
