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    Why Turtles?

    Found around the world in rivers, deserts, jungles, and our own backyards, it’s easy to assume tortoises and freshwater turtles will always be here. But the very traits that once helped them survive render them vulnerable to extinction today.
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    We All Play a Role.

    To save turtles, we all play a role. Every day, tortoises and freshwater turtles around the globe face pressing threats. Your support equips us to support species where and how they need us most.

    Turtles are ancient and remarkable creatures who deserve a champion. When you stand with us, you help ensure their continued survival. Together, we can create a world with zero turtle extinctions.

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Zero Turtle Extinctions

We Protect
Turtles

Turtles are ancient, awe-inspiring creatures that are essential to our ecosystems. But they face mounting threats worldwide.

We ensure their continued survival

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What's at Stake

Turtles have lived on our planet for 260 million years.

As ancient as dinosaurs, today’s turtles are the products of an elegant evolution that precedes mammals and birds. They are as wildly diverse as the habitats they call home—from sun-dappled forest floors to desert-cut canyons. They are ecosystem engineers essential to our soils, waters, and flora.

But around the world, turtles are in trouble. More than half of the 476 living types of freshwater turtles, tortoises, sea turtles, and terrapins are threatened with extinction.

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Our success around the world depends on the support of people just like you. Get involved, stay engaged. Learn how below.

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Featured Species

Emydoidea blandingii

Blanding’s Turtle

Endangered

Terrapene carolina carolina

Eastern Box Turtle

Vulnerable

Glyptemys insculpta

North American Wood Turtle

Endangered

Clemmys guttata

Spotted Turtle

Endangered

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Emydoidea blandingii

Blanding’s Turtle

Endangered

Terrapene carolina carolina

Eastern Box Turtle

Vulnerable

Glyptemys insculpta

North American Wood Turtle

Endangered

Clemmys guttata

Spotted Turtle

Endangered

Emydoidea blandingii

Blanding’s Turtle

Endangered

Terrapene carolina carolina

Eastern Box Turtle

Vulnerable

Glyptemys insculpta

North American Wood Turtle

Endangered

Clemmys guttata

Spotted Turtle

Endangered

Emydoidea blandingii

Blanding’s Turtle

Endangered

Terrapene carolina carolina

Eastern Box Turtle

Vulnerable

View All Species

From the Blog

Our Stories

Stay up to date with the latest from Turtle Survival Alliance
  • May 04, 2025

Rebuilding Hope in Madagascar: Tortoises,...

By Jordan Gray, Tsanta Fiderana Rakotonanahary, and Hery Lova Razafimamonjiraibe It’s hard to believe that more than two months have passed since...

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  • May 01, 2025

PBS Nature Feature: The Slowest...

Our conservation efforts in Madagascar to protect the critically endangered Radiated Tortoise (Astrochelys radiata) were recently showcased in the PBS Nature series...

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  • Apr 25, 2025

Pura Vida: Conservation in Costa...

By Natalia Gallego-García, Director of Conservation Genetics, Turtle Survival Alliance; Jordan Gray, External Relations Manager, Turtle Survival Alliance; Andrew Walde, Senior Director...

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  • May 04, 2025

Rebuilding Hope in Madagascar: Tortoises,...

By Jordan Gray, Tsanta Fiderana Rakotonanahary, and Hery Lova Razafimamonjiraibe It’s hard to believe that more than two months have passed since...

Read Article

  • May 01, 2025

PBS Nature Feature: The Slowest...

Our conservation efforts in Madagascar to protect the critically endangered Radiated Tortoise (Astrochelys radiata) were recently showcased in the PBS Nature series...

Read Article

  • Apr 25, 2025

Pura Vida: Conservation in Costa...

By Natalia Gallego-García, Director of Conservation Genetics, Turtle Survival Alliance; Jordan Gray, External Relations Manager, Turtle Survival Alliance; Andrew Walde, Senior Director...

Read Article

  • May 04, 2025

Rebuilding Hope in Madagascar: Tortoises,...

By Jordan Gray, Tsanta Fiderana Rakotonanahary, and Hery Lova Razafimamonjiraibe It’s hard to believe that more than two months have passed since...

Read Article

  • May 01, 2025

PBS Nature Feature: The Slowest...

Our conservation efforts in Madagascar to protect the critically endangered Radiated Tortoise (Astrochelys radiata) were recently showcased in the PBS Nature series...

Read Article

  • Apr 25, 2025

Pura Vida: Conservation in Costa...

By Natalia Gallego-García, Director of Conservation Genetics, Turtle Survival Alliance; Jordan Gray, External Relations Manager, Turtle Survival Alliance; Andrew Walde, Senior Director...

Read Article

From the Blog

Our Stories

Stay up to date with the latest from Turtle Survival Alliance
  • May 04, 2025

Rebuilding Hope in Madagascar: Tortoises,...

By Jordan Gray, Tsanta Fiderana Rakotonanahary, and Hery Lova Razafimamonjiraibe It’s hard to believe that more than two months have passed since...

Read Article

  • May 01, 2025

PBS Nature Feature: The Slowest...

Our conservation efforts in Madagascar to protect the critically endangered Radiated Tortoise (Astrochelys radiata) were recently showcased in the PBS Nature series...

Read Article

  • Apr 25, 2025

Pura Vida: Conservation in Costa...

By Natalia Gallego-García, Director of Conservation Genetics, Turtle Survival Alliance; Jordan Gray, External Relations Manager, Turtle Survival Alliance; Andrew Walde, Senior Director...

Read Article

  • May 04, 2025

Rebuilding Hope in Madagascar: Tortoises,...

By Jordan Gray, Tsanta Fiderana Rakotonanahary, and Hery Lova Razafimamonjiraibe It’s hard to believe that more than two months have passed since...

Read Article

  • May 01, 2025

PBS Nature Feature: The Slowest...

Our conservation efforts in Madagascar to protect the critically endangered Radiated Tortoise (Astrochelys radiata) were recently showcased in the PBS Nature series...

Read Article

  • Apr 25, 2025

Pura Vida: Conservation in Costa...

By Natalia Gallego-García, Director of Conservation Genetics, Turtle Survival Alliance; Jordan Gray, External Relations Manager, Turtle Survival Alliance; Andrew Walde, Senior Director...

Read Article

  • May 04, 2025

Rebuilding Hope in Madagascar: Tortoises,...

By Jordan Gray, Tsanta Fiderana Rakotonanahary, and Hery Lova Razafimamonjiraibe It’s hard to believe that more than two months have passed since...

Read Article

  • May 01, 2025

PBS Nature Feature: The Slowest...

Our conservation efforts in Madagascar to protect the critically endangered Radiated Tortoise (Astrochelys radiata) were recently showcased in the PBS Nature series...

Read Article

  • Apr 25, 2025

Pura Vida: Conservation in Costa...

By Natalia Gallego-García, Director of Conservation Genetics, Turtle Survival Alliance; Jordan Gray, External Relations Manager, Turtle Survival Alliance; Andrew Walde, Senior Director...

Read Article

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