Archive for August 2021
Dr. Shailendra Singh Honored with the 16th Annual Behler Turtle Conservation Award
For Immediate Release CONTACT: JORDAN GRAY, Turtle Survival Alliance, (912) 659-0978, jgray@turtlesurvival.org • Dr. Shailendra Singh of India honored as 16th Annual Behler Turtle Conservation Award recipient.• The Dr. Singh-led TSA India Program is now the most comprehensive of TSA’s country programs, positively impacting more than half of India’s native turtle and tortoise species. CHARLESTON,…
Read MoreBreakthrough in Turtle Genetics Sends 27 Alligator Snapping Turtles Home to Texas
For Immediate Release August 16, 2021 CONTACT: JORDAN GRAY, Turtle Survival Alliance, (912) 659-0978, jgray@turtlesurvival.org • Twenty-seven Alligator Snapping Turtles seized from illegal trafficking returned to the wild in Texas.• Turtle Survival Alliance and Tangled Bank Conservation collaborated on an innovative genetic map to guide wild repatriation.• Genetic database will serve as a tool for…
Read MoreTurtle Survival Alliance Expands with New Programs and Projects in Africa, Mexico and the United States
For Immediate Release August 10, 2021 CONTACT: JORDAN GRAY, Turtle Survival Alliance, (912) 659-0978, jgray@turtlesurvival.org • Turtle Survival Alliance’s (TSA) global conservation footprint expands to include field programs and projects in Mexico, Africa, and the United States.• A project in South Sudan, Africa, aims to create conservation strategy for one of the world’s most endangered…
Read More1,000 Radiated Tortoises Return to the Wild
For Immediate Release A Thousand Radiated Tortoises Return to the Wild in Madagascar August 9, 2021 CONTACT: Amy Carter, Turtle Survival Alliance, (843) 608-9369, acarter@turtlesurvival.org • 1,000 Radiated Tortoises seized from illegal trafficking returned to the wild in Madagascar.• Turtle Survival Alliance (TSA) and Madagascar’s Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development initiate ‘Confiscation to Reintroduction…
Read MoreTSA Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Committee Report 2021
Read the report HERE! The TSA will continue to work to ensure that the duties, responsibilities, and objectives outlined in the EDI Mandate are delivered and we encourage input from our membership and volunteers on these issues!
Read MoreDistribution and Status of Tortoises and Freshwater Turtles in South Sudan – GIFT SIMON DEMAYA
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Read MoreManagement of carapace fracture and rehabilitation of turtle – Madhvee Dhairykar
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Read MoreCONSERVATION STATUS OF BLACK SOFTSHELL TURTLE Nilssonia nigricans (Anderson 1975) at West Bengal, INDIA – KARABI PRAMANIK
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Read MoreCold Weather Ecology of a Northern Population of Painted Turtles (Chrysemys picta) – Julie Ray
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Read MoreEcological Characterization of the Central American River Turtle (Dermatemys mawii) in the Sacluc River in the National Park Laguna del Tigre, Guatemala – Rodrigo Herrera
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