User:Glyptemys

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This user is a Wikipedian in Canada.

It is approximately 11:05 PM where this user lives.

This user understands biological evolution.

This user is straight but not narrow.

This user supports the United Nations.

This user is interested in astronomy.

This user enjoys reading science fiction.

This user enjoys photography.

This user has visited 9 of the 10 provinces and 3 territories of Canada.9

17This user has visited 17 of the 205 countries in the world.

This user has visited 8 of the 27 EU Member States.

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This user is a Citizen of the World (Terra, ⊕).

My Background

Glyptemys is the genus name of two species of North American turtles and my Wikipedia user name. I'm a Canadian biologist interested in understanding and protecting biodiversity. I work within the museum sector and am involved in both policy and practical applications of science in the service of conservation and sustainability.

In addition to my interests in science, I've always enjoyed working with computers. My experience goes back (gasp) to the mid-1970s, when my first high school summer job was as a keypunch operator for a statistical study. I've programmed in Fortran, Cobol, APL and other ancient languages, and have been writing HTML code and developing web sites since 1995.

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