Carol Ruckdeschel

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.

Carol Ruckdeschel
Born (1941-12-03) December 3, 1941
Rochester, New York
OccupationBiologist, naturalist, and environmental activist
Years active1971–present
Spouse(s)Charles Wharton (deceased - second marriage, in Ruckdeschel's 20s)

She does ongoing research on 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
  • Ruckdeschel, Carol (2017). A Natural History of Cumberland Island. Mercer University Press. ISBN 9780881466096. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
  • Ruckdeschel, Carol; Shoop, C. R.; Zug, George R. (2000). Sea Turtles of the Georgia Coast. Cumberland Island Museum. ISBN 9780967938806. Retrieved 23 September 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 23 September 2014.
  2. Dilsaver, Lary M. (2004). Cumberland Island National Seashore: A History of Conservation Conflict. University of Virginia Press. pp. 128–. ISBN 9780813922683. Retrieved 23 September 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 (1991-06-09). "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 2015-04-19.
  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 26 November 2014.



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