Tharusha Wijewardena 🐢
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Tharusha Wijewardena 🐢
@turtleecology.bsky.social
Postdoctoral Fellow at Mount Allison University studying freshwater turtles. 🇨🇦

Conservation | Herpetology | Endangered Species Research | Aquatic Ecology
What a lovely green colour!
December 19, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Haha oh gosh, I hope I didn’t make everyone suggest their favourite urban wildlife now. 😅 With or without turtles, I’d love to buy your book!
November 30, 2025 at 4:23 AM
And turtles?? 😃 🐢
a man in a suit says where are the turtles !
Alt: a man in a suit says where are the turtles? (Office meme)
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November 30, 2025 at 4:11 AM
This is really cool! Bad day to be a frog. 😅
October 22, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Ok weird, I didn’t get the alt-text reminder. 😞 Left photo is a close up of a Cuban anole and the right photo shows the anole resting on a branch.
October 16, 2025 at 11:31 PM
I know otters gotta eat too, but it’s still heart-breaking. 😢
October 15, 2025 at 7:03 PM
They were eating that shell like it was a ripe fruit 😰
October 15, 2025 at 7:02 PM
The audacity of this otter to munch on the baby turtle next to me, a conservation biologist working on protecting turtles. 😭 Feels like a big F U to me! 😂
October 15, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Ooh thanks for the ID!
October 13, 2025 at 4:36 PM
I believe they are called barbels. Probably have a similar function to that of cat fish barbels?
September 23, 2025 at 4:36 PM
And I just learned two cool facts about them.

Despite their appearance, the adult wasps actually drink nectar. And females can reproduce via parthenogenesis because males are rare. 🤯
September 23, 2025 at 12:22 AM