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Title: David Owens oral history
Identifier: camh-dob-020380
Creator: Todd, David, 1959-
Contributor: Owens, David Wm. (David William), 1946-, Conservation History Association of Texas
Topic: Lepidochelys kempii, Reptiles, Animals
Dates: 2021-04-16
Resource: Conservation History Association of Texas, Texas Fauna Project records
Description: Oral history of Dr. David Owens conducted by David Todd on April 16, 2021. Dr. Owens is a marine biologist who has taught at Texas A&M University and the College of Charleston. He also has studied the physiology, behavior and ecology of marine vertebrates extensively. In this interview, he discusses his interest in the reproductive biology of sea turtles such as the Kemp's ridley.

Title: David Owens oral history
Identifier: camh-dob-020379
Creator: Todd, David, 1959-
Contributor: Owens, David Wm. (David William), 1946-, Conservation History Association of Texas
Topic: Lepidochelys kempii, Reptiles, Animals
Dates: 2021-04-12
Resource: Conservation History Association of Texas, Texas Fauna Project records
Description: Oral history of Dr. David Owens conducted by David Todd on April 12, 2021. Dr. Owens is a marine biologist who has taught at Texas A&M University and the College of Charleston. He also has studied the physiology, behavior and ecology of marine vertebrates extensively. In this interview, he discusses his interest in the reproductive biology of the Kemp's ridley sea turtle.

Title: David Owens oral history
Identifier: camh-dob-021022
Creator: Todd, David, 1959-
Contributor: Owens, David Wm. (David William), 1946-, Conservation History Association of Texas
Topic: Lepidochelys kempii, Reptiles, Animals
Dates: 2021-04-12
Resource: Conservation History Association of Texas, Texas Fauna Project records
Description: Oral history of Dr. David Owens conducted by David Todd on April 12, 2021.

Title: Donna Shaver oral history
Identifier: camh-dob-020382
Creator: Todd, David, 1959-
Contributor: Shaver, Donna (Zoologist), Conservation History Association of Texas
Topic: Lepidochelys kempii, Reptiles, Animals
Dates: 2021-10-12
Resource: Conservation History Association of Texas, Texas Fauna Project records
Description: Oral history of Donna Shaver, Ph.D. conducted by David Todd on October 12, 2021. Dr. Shaver is a zoologist who works as the chief of the division of Sea Turtle Science and Recovery for the National Park Service at Padre Island National Seashore in South Texas. She is also a member of the Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtle Working Group and the IUCN Species Survival Committee Marine Turtle Specialist Group, and serves as the Texas coordinator of the Sea Turtle Stranding and Salvage Network. She is especially well-known for her work with Kemp's ridley sea turtles and discusses that work in this interview.

Title: Luis Jaime Pena oral history
Identifier: camh-dob-020381
Creator: Todd, David, 1959-
Contributor: Pena, Luis Jaime (Biologist), Conservation History Association of Texas
Topic: Lepidochelys kempii, Reptiles, Animals
Dates: 2021-05-20
Resource: Conservation History Association of Texas, Texas Fauna Project records
Description: Oral history of Luis Jaime Pena conducted by David Todd on May 20, 2021. Pena is a biologist and Wildlife Care Manager at the Texas State Aquarium in Corpus Christi. Previously, he served as Curator of Conservation Programs at the Gladys Porter Zoo in Brownsville, Texas. In this interview, he discusses his work coordinating the Kemp's Ridley Binational Project, which protects and restores ridley nesting on Mexican shores.

Title: Pat Burchfield oral history
Identifier: camh-dob-020378
Creator: Todd, David, 1959-
Contributor: Burchfield, Pat (Conservationist), Conservation History Association of Texas
Topic: Lepidochelys kempii, Reptiles, Animals
Dates: 2021-04-29
Resource: Conservation History Association of Texas, Texas Fauna Project records
Description: Oral history of Dr. Pat Burchfield conducted by David Todd on April 29, 2021. Dr. Burchfield serves as the executive director of the Gladys Porter Zoo in Brownsville, Texas. In this interview, he discusses his work to protect and restore the Kemp's ridley sea turtle.

Title: Thane Wibbels oral history
Identifier: camh-dob-020383
Creator: Todd, David, 1959-
Contributor: Wibbels, Thane R., Conservation History Association of Texas
Topic: Lepidochelys kempii, Reptiles, Animals
Dates: 2021-06-28
Resource: Conservation History Association of Texas, Texas Fauna Project records
Description: Oral history of Dr. Thane Wibbels conducted by David Todd on June 28, 2021. Dr. Wibbels is a professor in the Department of Biology at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. In this interview, he discusses his involvement in research and conservation efforts for the Kemp's ridley sea turtle. He has been especially interested in how temperature can affect the turtle's sex determination and general development.