Archive for May 2020
TSA Around the World: North America
Get YOUR Turtle Questions Ready! CLICK HERE TO WATCH! In this new webinar series, TSA’s Communication and Outreach Coordinator Jordan Gray takes you around the world to see how the Turtle Survival Alliance makes a positive impact for tortoises and freshwater turtles across our many range-country programs. This week, we begin in North America, and…
Read MoreCall to Action: America’s Turtles Need Your Help
SIGN THE CALL TO ACTION LETTER HERE! Wildlife Experts Agree: Native Turtles in the U.S. Are Under Siege From Illegal Collection Combined with other threats, the toll from poaching could wipe out populations of native turtles. For Immediate Release Contacts: Scott Buchanan, Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management; 401-782-3720; scott.buchanan@dem.ri.gov Dave Collins, Tennessee Aquarium; 423-785-4081;…
Read MoreTSA Webinar: A World of Turtles
In our effort to continue educating turtle lovers of all ages during these trying times, the TSA invites you to join us for our FREE LIVE WEBINAR in celebration of World Turtle Day®! A World of Turtles: Turtle Diversity Across Our Planet In celebration of World Turtle Day® the TSA will teach you about turtle diversity…
Read MoreMoved from Temple Ponds to the Wild, Black Softshell Turtles walk towards Revival
Read this article on the Black Softshell turtle by Deepanwita Gita Niyogi for Mongabay to learn MORE! Last year, 70 hatchlings of the Black Softshell Turtle were released in Pobitora wildlife sanctuary in Assam. Since 2016, 300 hatchlings have been released in the wild under a program where turtles are bred in temple ponds and…
Read MoreMonitoring Movements in the Meta River
Acoustic Transmitters & South American River Turtles: To increasingly close gaps in knowledge and reveal some of the mysteries that surround the South American River Turtle, a WCS/TSA Colombia team started installing acoustic transmitters in a group of individuals, to monitor their voyages and movements in the Meta River, the first time this technology is…
Read MoreA Giving Tuesday Message from Rick Hudson
As a long-time “zoo man” of 40 years I’ve seen a lot of changes in our field over time, most of them positive. But the impact of COVID-19 has impacted zoos and aquariums in ways I could not have predicted back in early March when the pandemic was finally resonating here in the U.S. This…
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