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Charleston, South Carolina (July 19, 2023) – The Turtle Survival Alliance Foundation announced today that Marc Dupuis-Desormeaux, a well-regarded conservation biologist, has been named President...

Highlighting the Success Story of the Burmese Star Tortoise In Myanmar, in the late 1990s, the Burmese Star Tortoise was on the brink of extinction....

Newest Turtle Survival Alliance-North American Freshwater Turtle Research Group initiative seeks to elucidate the spatial ecology of Bog Turtles in New Jersey by Jordan Gray Bog...

Protecting the largest known population of the Giant South American River Turtle by Germán Forero-Medina, Camila Ferrara, Enrique Domic-Rivadeneira, and Guido Miranda Reaching Ecovale’s field...

Due to recent events, the Turtle Survival Alliance and WCS India have ended their partnership. WCSI will manage logistical coordination to wind down ongoing projects,...

Common name: Flattened Musk Turtle Scientific name: Sternotherus depressus Countries of origin: United States of America Habitat: Medium-sized, clean, clear-water streams and small rivers with...

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Beautiful Bale of Bourret’s! Our Turtle Survival Center in South Carolina houses an assurance colony numbering over 60 individuals of this splendid species. Their wild...

#turtletuesday Twofer: Part 1 The Yellow-bellied Slider is arguably one of the most common turtles found in South Carolina, and they find refuge in wetlands...

#turtletuesday Twofer: Part 2 An endemic species of coastal south-central Vietnam, these stripe-faced beauties are, sadly, now one of the rarest turtles in nature. At...