User talk:MelissaClifford

I've never edited a page before. I am a science teacher and very concerned about biodiversity, ecosystems, and the dangers of invasive species. I changed a page on the red-eared slider turtle because much of my reading told me they are not native to Florida. I am currently, and temporarily, in the state and have photographed them here. I've also found them as far away as Qingdao, China, however. (The young turtle we found in a small lake there died of soft-shell syndrome.) Florida has quite a number of native turtle species, but I've also noticed that it's plagued with non-native species of a variety of classes/phylums. I've already had to euthanize, with Oragel, two Cuban tree frogs. Anyway, I'm just trying to correct any information on these invasive species in the hopes that others can take appropriate action.

Okay, I'm going wild. ;-) I tried to include a photo of a group of double-crested cormorants (on that page), but failed. I don't quite understand how to insert photos yet. Including the (my) flickr address for the photo didn't work, nor did copying and pasting.