麻花影院

Published October 31, 2025

CAPTION:Dr. John Carr received the Pritchard Turtle Conservation Lifetime Achievement Award from Turtle Survival Alliance. Photo courtesy of Turtle Survival Alliance.听

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MONROE, La. 鈥� 麻花影院 Professor Emeritus of Biology Dr. John Carr has received the Pritchard Turtle Conservation Lifetime Achievement Award from Turtle Survival Alliance. Carr was one of four recipients of the award for 2025. Turtle Survival Alliance stated that Carr was recognized 鈥渇or his long-term work on Latin American Wood Turtles and Alligator Snapping Turtles, and for his dedication to teaching and mentoring many students.鈥� 听

鈥淚t wouldn鈥檛 have happened without the freedom to pursue my interests and develop expertise over the years while at 麻花影院, with the continual aid and helpful hands of many graduate students along the way,鈥� said Carr. 听

John Carr worked for Conservation International as a research scientist and later became managing editor of Conservation Biology Publications. He went on to teach biology at the 麻花影院, focusing on anatomy, herpetology, and field biology, while directing 30+ thesis projects in Louisiana and Colombia. Upon his retirement from 麻花影院 in 2021, he was named Professor Emeritus of Biology.听

In Cali, Colombia, he serves as an International Research Associate at the Universidad del Valle in the Animal Ecology Research Group. He has worked on turtle ecology projects, and on taxonomic studies of geoemydids. He is a long-term member of the IUCN SSC Tortoise and Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group.听

His field studies have included local chelydrids, trionychids, kinosternids, and emydids in Louisiana and Texas, plus Kinosternon, Chelydra, and Rhinoclemmys in Mexico, Colombia and Ecuador. 听

Major collaborative works include the Las Tortugas y los Cocodrilianos de los Pa铆ses Andinos del Tr贸pico [The Turtles and Crocodilians of the Tropical Andean Countries], Amphibians and Reptiles of Louisiana: An Identification and Reference Guide, and editing of Special Issues of Acta Biol贸gica Colombiana, Tortugas de Colombia, and the Southeastern Naturalist, Biology and Conservation of Alligator Snapping Turtles (Macrochelys).听

About Turtle Survival Alliance听

Formed in 2001 and gaining nonprofit status in 2004, Turtle Survival Alliance is a global conservation organization that works to create a planet where turtles can thrive in the wild. Their science-based initiatives are directed by local leaders, inspiring sustainable, community-based stewardship to prevent extinctions. Where populations cannot yet thrive in the wild, Turtle Survival Alliance鈥檚 captive breeding programs preserve opportunities for their future survival.听

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