Discussion.—We found a much lower escape percentage for Texas Spiny Softshells in a
river system (7%) than Frazer et al.(1990) reported for Painted Turtles and Snapping Turtles …

Semi-aquatic turtle population sampling commonly uses baited aquatic funnel traps.
However, researchers may use different methods of bait presentation within these traps. Two …

The most primitive method used to capture turtles is by hand, and a variety of hand capture
methods appear in the literature (Cagle 1950; Carpenter 1955; Marchand 1945). Non-baited …

A novel method (hookless trot line) to trap freshwater turtles in aquatic environments from
the Pampas region on southern South America is presented. Cost, functioning …

Cylindrical, collapsible, baited hoop nets have been used to catch freshwater turtle for
decades (Legler 1960; Plummer 1979). The basic design has been modified because of the …

Results.—Overall, 74% of all turtles escaped from basking traps or funnel traps within 24 h.
Chrysemys picta escaped from basking traps in 56% of trials (55% of males, 86% of females …

Effective sampling methods are vitally important for accurate population size estimates and
assessing long-term viability of threatened or endangered species. Unfortunately, most …

Trap efficiency, the rate at which a trap catches animals (Novak 1987), is an important factor
when gathering quantitative data such as relative abundance. Different techniques may …

We used basking traps and hoop nets to sample turtles in Standing Stone Lake at 2-week
intervals from May to November 2006. In alternate weeks, we conducted visual basking …

Two hundred alligator snapping turtles were trapped at an average rate of 0.057 turtles per
trap-night in all but 1 of 33 sites in southeastern Louisiana. Trap rate varied between sites …