Carol Ruckdeschel
Biologist
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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 Untamed: The Wildest Woman in America and the Fight for Cumberland Island by Will Harlan.
BornDecember 3, 1941
OccupationsBiologist, naturalist, and environmental activist
Yearsactive1971–present
Carol Ruckdeschel | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 3, 1941 |
| Occupations | Biologist, naturalist, and environmental activist |
| Years active | 1971–present |
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.[3]
Books
- Ruckdeschel, Carol (2017). A Natural History of Cumberland Island. Mercer University Press. ISBN 9780881466096. Retrieved November 28, 2018.
- Ruckdeschel, Carol; Shoop, C. R.; Zug, George R. (2000). Sea Turtles of the Georgia Coast. Cumberland Island Museum. ISBN 9780967938806. Retrieved September 23, 2014.
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.
