Bernard Devaux Receives the 2010 Behler Turtle Conservation Award
The 5th annual Behler Award was presented on August 19, 2010 to Bernard Devaux in Orlando, Florida at the 8th Annual Symposium on the Conservation and Biology of Tortoises and Freshwater Turtles.
Memorandum of Understanding Signed for Turtle Conservation
San Diego Zoo’s Institute for Conservation Research, the Turtle Survival Alliance (TSA), and the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) have signed a two year Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) detailing the creation of a global conservation program on freshwater turtles and tortoises under the supervision of Dr. Brian D. Horne (Conservation Research Postdoctoral Fellow).
WCS and TSA Predict Extinction for Madagascar's Radiated Tortoise
A team of biologists from the Turtle Survival Alliance (TSA) and Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) report that Madagascar’s radiated tortoise – considered one of the most beautiful tortoise species – is rapidly nearing extinction due to rampant hunting for its meat and the illegal pet trade. The team predicts that unless drastic conservation measures take place, the species will be driven to extinction within the next 20 years.
Rick Hudson Nominated for the 2010 Indianapolis Prize
Rick Hudson, TSA President, is one of 29 animal conservationists nominated to receive the Indianapolis Prize, the world’s leading award for animal conservation.
Gerald Kuchling Receives the 2009 Behler Turtle Conservation Award
The 4th annual Behler Award was presented to Gerald Kuchling in St. Louis, Missouri, in August 2009 at the 7th Annual Symposium on Conservation and Biology of Tortoises and Freshwater Turtles.
Peter Pritchard Receives the 2008 Behler Turtle Conservation Award
The award honors the memory of John Behler, previous Chair of the Tortoise and Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group and Curator of Herpetology at the Bronx Zoo, Wildlife Conservation Society.
The TSA: Building Strategic Partnerships for Turtle Conservation in Asia (AZA Connect Magazine, May 2007)
Expanding a Global Network: The Turtle Survival Alliance (AZA Connect Magazine, May 2005)
