Unfortunately, our co-founder and Director, Christy Milbourne, was diagnosed with an aggressive form of breast cancer in September 2023. What follows will be a very long road of chemotherapy, surgeries, radiation, and immunotherapy that could take many months. Since Christy is the Rescue's educator, we must unfortunately suspend all educational presentations, exhibits, and shell repair labs until she is able to ring that bell and put cancer behind her. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. We hope to be back to normal operations as quickly as possible. In the meantime, please keep Christy, her family, and the Rescue in your thoughts and prayers as she fights this battle.
Educational Presentations
Interested in having a "turtle talk" educational program for your school or event? These programs can be with or without live turtles, and can cover topics such as: turtle trivia, wildlife rehab, pet turtle care, etc. We're able to bring our presentation to all types of forums: classrooms, libraries, community events, lectures, conferences, reptile events, nature centers, etc.
Brandon Public Library Summer Reading Program, 2022
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Lake Caroline Neighborhood Turtle Talk, 2021
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Click below if you'd like to schedule an educational presentation:
Click below if you'd like to schedule an educational presentation:
Educational Exhibit/Information Booth
We are also happy to set up an educational exhibit/information booth at your event if you'd like. We've attended many of these events in the past, such as reptile expos, conferences, community days, conservation and/or science festivals, etc.
Brookhaven Farmer's Market, June 2022
Nature Fest at the Mississippi Museum of Natural Science, 2019
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Science Fest at the Mississippi Museum of Natural Science, 2019
Lincoln County Ag Day, 2022
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Click below if you'd like to schedule an educational exhibit/information booth:
Turtle Shell Repair Lab
In 2022, we were invited to present a guest lecture and lab to Mississippi State University's Wildlife Exotic Zoo Avian Aquatic Animal Medicine (WEZAAM) Club. These vet students were interested in learning more about the proper techniques for repairing broken turtle shells. The day was a wonderful success, and the lab caught the attention of the National Veterinary Associates. We have since partnered with NVA to provide these Turtle Shell Repair Labs to several other universities across the southeast. As time and resources allow, we would love to extend this lab to even more schools.
If this is something that you, your club, or your university might be interested in, please contact us via email at: [email protected].
*Please see note at top of page. Shell Repair Labs have been temporarily suspended.
If this is something that you, your club, or your university might be interested in, please contact us via email at: [email protected].
*Please see note at top of page. Shell Repair Labs have been temporarily suspended.
CMTR Director, Christy Milbourne, gives the opening lecture to the WEZAAM members of Mississippi State University.
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CMTR Co-Director Luke Milbourne gives instruction on how to repair "turtle shells" to the WEZAAM members of Mississippi State University.
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Mississippi State University WEZAAM members repair surrogate "turtle shells" using zip ties, wires, and tape.
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**Please keep in mind that all requests are granted on a first-come, first-served basis. Additionally, requests during our "busy season" (usually April through June) may be difficult to schedule since we are generally bombarded with new turtles intakes during that time. If at all possible, presentations during any other time of the year are preferred, but we will make every effort to work with your schedule if we're able.
**Please keep in mind that all requests are granted on a first-come, first-served basis. Additionally, requests during our "busy season" (usually April through June) may be difficult to schedule since we are generally bombarded with new turtles intakes during that time. If at all possible, presentations during any other time of the year are preferred, but we will make every effort to work with your schedule if we're able.