Carol Ruckdeschel

Carol Ruckdeschel
Born	(1941-12-03) December 3, 1941 (age 83) Rochester, New York
Occupation(s)	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 Untamed: The Wildest Woman in America and the Fight for Cumberland Island 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. ^[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.

References

1. McPhee, John (April 28, 1973). "Travels in Georgia". The New Yorker . Retrieved September 23, 2014.
2. Dilsaver, Lary M. (2004). Cumberland Island National Seashore: A History of Conservation Conflict. University of Virginia Press. pp. 128–. ISBN   9780813922683 . Retrieved September 23, 2014.
3. Harlan, Will (2014). Untamed: the wildest woman in America and the fight for Cumberland Island (First ed.). New York: Grove Press. ISBN   9780802122582.
4. Blqackmun, Susie (June 9, 1991). "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" . Retrieved April 19, 2015.
5. Sea Turtles of the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts of the United States. Carol Ruckdeschel. 2006
6. "History, Travel, Arts, Science, People, Places – Smithsonian". Smithsonianmag.com. Retrieved November 26, 2014.

External links

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