George Bancroft Email & Phone Number

Jekyll Island, Georgia, United States

I have been serving as an AmeriCorps DBT/Husbandry member at the Georgia Sea Turtle Center since August of 2021. My position has been divided into two parts: serving in the Husbandry department and assisting with all aspects of diamondback terrapin research on Jekyll Island.As a husbandry member, I have been responsible for the daily care of all animal.

Bristol County, MA

From 2018 to 2021, I worked for the Taunton River Watershed Alliance (TRWA) as a research technician on a multi-year population assessment estimating the abundance of Northern Diamondback Terrapins (Malaclemys t. terrapin) in the Lower Taunton River Watershed. I was responsible for all aspects of field work, data entry and analysis, writing annual reports.

Southeastern Massachussets

New Bedford MA

As a volunteer, I assisted keepers with daily and weekly animal needs primarily in the aquatics and seal department. This included preparing animal diets, feeding animals, cleaning exhibits and preforming water changes. While volunteering in the animal ambassador department, I was also responsible for conducting public encounters with three different.

Dighton MA

Using Song Scope Software I listened to recordings from various sites to identify anuran species by advertisement vocalizations. There where four recordings from each day, all lasting 10 minutes. Point counts from 0-3 where used to categorize vocalization intensities and peak intensities where marked for each species during recordings. All data was shared.

Dighton MA

As an NRM major, I had many conservation experiences. I worked in groups head-starting endangered and threatened turtles species. Responsibilities included: using calipers and scales to recorded carapace lengths, and weights of each turtle weekly, data entry, feeding, cleaning tanks and following strict bio security protocols. I gained public speaking.