00-036 St. Catherines Scientific Research Programs

1. 00-036 St. Catherines Scientific Research Programs • Interns are put into proximity of a variety of scientists studying various aspects of island ecology including entomology, botany, geology, ornithology, and ecology. A recent project on the Island was the relocation of Gopher Tortoises from a sand ridge at Statesboro.

2. 00-037 St. Catherines Archaeology Program • Archaeological investigations of Native American interactions with the Spanish continued under sponsorship of the American Museum of Natural History. Archeological research continued to investigate the settlement pattern around the site of Mission Santa Catalina de Guale.

3. 00-038. Wildlife on St. Catherines • Wildlife abounds on St. Catherines Island. It is important to recognize that the raccoons, deer, feral hogs, turkey and other animals are wild, and have the right of way at all times. • It is sometimes difficult to communicate the hazards of approaching large wild animals to people unused to interacting with wild animals. One should not approach an alligator too closely; especially if an alligator nest is nearby!

4. 00-039. Wildlife Survival Center • Captive breeding programs of the Wildlife Survival Center continued under sponsorship of the New York Zoological Society leadership. Sea turtle interns were hosted on numerous tours by WSC staff members. • Popular endangered exotics included Ring Tailed Lemurs, Roughed Lemurs, and Macaque Monkeys.

5. 00-040. Button Gwinett House • Historical aspects of St. Catherines Island enjoyed by interns included tours of the Button Gwinett House. This house was occupied by Button Gwinett, a signer of the Declaration of Independence.

6. 00-041. South Plantation Cabin • Visitation of South Settlement Plantation features photogenic slave cabins and tours of the Spanish Mission, Santa Catalina de Guale.

7. 00-042. • The St. Catherines • Sea Turtle Conservation Program • celebrating the best • of • Conservation, Research, and Education

8. 00-043Acknowledgments • with special thanks to: U.S. Fish and Wildlife, St. Catherines Island Foundation, Inc., Georgia Department of Natural Resources, and Georgia Southern University. • Bishop, G. A. and N. A. Marsh. 1994. The 1992 St. Catherines Sea Turtle Program: Nest validation by beach stratigraphy, p. 22-24, In Schroeder, B. A. and B. E. Witherington (compilers), Proceedings of the thirteenth Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation, NOAA Technical Memorandum MNFS-SEFSC 341. • Brannen, N. A., and G. A. Bishop. 1993. Nesting traces of the loggerhead sea turtle (Carettacaretta Linne), St. Catherines Island, Georgia: Implications for the fossil record. In K. M. Farrell, C. W. Hoffman, and V. J. Henry, Jr. (eds.); Geomorphology and facies relationships of Quarternary barrier island complexes near St. Marys, Georgia. Ga. Geol. Soc. Guidebooks 13(1): 30-36. • Brannen, N. A., J. A. Carter, M. Harris, C. Maley, R. Hayes, and G. A. Bishop. 1994. Handbook for Sea Turtle Interns. Georgia Southern University, 92 p. • Darrell, J. H., II, N. A. Brannen, and G. A. Bishop 1993. The Beach. In K. M. Farrell, C. W. Hoffman, and V. J. Henry, JR. (eds.), Geomorphology and facies relationships of Quarternary barrier island complexes near St. Marys, Georgia. Ga. Geol. Soc. Guidebooks 13(1): 16-18. • McKee, G. 1985. A Guide to the Georgia Coast. The Georgia Conservancy, 199 p. • Pariani, F. P., F. C. Marland, and J. Bozeman. 1985. Coastal Georgia. Georgia Department of Natural Resources Map. • Deline of the Sea Turtles