The Spotted Turtle: North America's Best is a new book by amateur naturalist, Al Roach.  It features a lot of interesting natural history information including photos of the cranberry bogs and water-filled pools which now house much of the remaining populations in New Jersey.  This book contains some captive care, breeding, and reintroduction information.  It also has a nice chapter on the conservation status of Clemmys guttata in every state they occur.

About The Author

Al Roach currently shares his life with over 400 turtles. He graduated from Temple University with a Business: Legal Studies Major and a Human Resources Minor. Al is currently playing Minor League baseball, hoping to pursue his dream of playing at the Major League level. Al has over 14 years experience with Spotted Turtles alone and about 17 years experience with other species, spending just about every day of his life with them. He has kept and bred a wide range of species.

71 pages / 50 color photos / 1 map