A weekly series of 3-minute radio programs produced by University of Vermont Extension and Vermont Agricultural Experiment Station For more information about these or other radio programs, please contact producer Julie Becker . Jim Andrews Jim Andrews, chair of the Vermont Reptile and Amphibian Scientific Advisory Group, offers a look at painted turtles, scores of which can often be found basking in the sun in May, perched on rocks or logs in soft-bottomed ponds, after emerging from their overwintering sites.
Studies show that a number of loons in the state have died of lead poisoning.
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