Carol Ruckdeschel Explained

Birth Date:	December 3, 1941
Birth Place:	Rochester, New York
Occupation:	Biologist, naturalist, and environmental activist
Years Active:	1971–present

Carol Ruckdeschel is a biologist, naturalist, environmental activist^[1] and author. As a Cumberland Island resident, she was involved in the creation and preservation of Cumberland Island National Seashore.^{[2] [3] [4]} She is the subject of the book by Will Harlan.

She has researched sea turtles^[5] and endangered and extinct species around the Georgia coast.^[6]

Her residence on the north part of Cumberland Island is currently owned by The National Park Service, on the condition of her remaining there until her death.

Books

• Book: Ruckdeschel. Carol. A Natural History of Cumberland Island. November 28, 2018. 2017. Mercer University Press. 9780881466096.
• Book: Ruckdeschel. Carol. Shoop. C. R.. Zug. George R.. Sea Turtles of the Georgia Coast. September 23, 2014. 2000. Cumberland Island Museum. 9780967938806.

Journal articles

• Robert Shoop, C., and Carol Ruckdeschel. "Increasing turtle strandings in the southeast United States: a complicating factor." Biological Conservation 23.3 (1982): 213–215.
• Frazier, J. G., Judith E. Winston, and Carol A. Ruckdeschel. "Epizoan communities on marine turtles. III. Bryozoa." Bulletin of marine science 51.1 (1992): 1–8.

External links

• http://wildcumberland.org/ (Website about Cumberland Island preservation and conservation issues)

Notes and References

1. News: John McPhee. Travels in Georgia. McPhee. John. April 28, 1973. The New Yorker. September 23, 2014.
2. Book: Dilsaver, Lary M.. Cumberland Island National Seashore: A History of Conservation Conflict. September 23, 2014. 2004. University of Virginia Press. 9780813922683. 128–.
3. Book: Harlan, Will. First . Grove Press. 9780802122582. Untamed: the wildest woman in America and the fight for Cumberland Island. New York. 2014.
4. News: Blqackmun. Susie. The Naturalist For 16 Hours A Day, Seven Days A Week, Biologist Carol Ruckdeschel Lives Breathes, Studies And Defends A Tiny Barrier Island Just Over The Florida Border. It's Not Just A Job, It's A Way Of Life That She Has Followed For Nearly 20 Years. April 19, 2015. June 9, 1991.
5. Sea Turtles of the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts of the United States. Carol Ruckdeschel. 2006
6. Web site: History, Travel, Arts, Science, People, Places – Smithsonian. Smithsonianmag.com. November 26, 2014.