Faces of the TSA Vol. 3
by¬†Jordan Gray Faces of the TSA Who: Eric Munscher What: Director, TSA-North American Freshwater Turtle Research Group Where: Houston, Texas, United States Jordan Gray: What is your earliest childhood memory with a turtle or tortoise? Eric Munscher: I believe I was around 7 years old when my dad and I were walking my uncle’s property […]
BFREE and TSA Celebrate Hicatee Awareness Month!
By Heather Barrett The Belize Foundation for Research and Environmental Education (BFREE), Turtle Survival Alliance, and our partners are thrilled to celebrate the 3rd Annual Hicatee Awareness Month this October! Throughout the month, activities and events will celebrate the beloved Central American River Turtle (Dermatemys mawii) ‚Äì locally known as the hicatee. We have lots […]
Batagur Bonanza!
by¬†Jordan Gray Red-crowned Roofed Turtle (India).For 5 species from the genus of riverine turtles Batagur, the second week of May has seen a bonanza of hatching activity! On Monday, 8 May, from India to Cambodia, a phenomenon like no other was observed as we received reports from our range-country programs and TSA partners of the […]
Diapers for Dermatemys
by Jordan Gray It was the Spring semester of 2015 and Nichole Bishop, now a PhD candidate in the University of Florida’s School of Natural Resources and Environment, wasn’t exactly sure what organism she would focus on for her dissertation in Nutritional Ecology. Although she had always been fascinated by turtles and tortoises, the second-semester […]
Spring Break, TSA-NAFTRG Style
by Jordan Gray This February and March as college students, professors and those just wanting a Spring vacation were making their way to beaches and ski-slopes across the nation, TSA-NAFTRG scientists and volunteers were heading to the freshwater springs of Texas and Florida for a “Spring Turtle Break”. TEXAS Held in New Braunfels, Texas, the […]
Survival in the Sundarbans
by Jordan Gray With each passing year’s arrival of Spring in the Sundarbans, a time of critical importance emerges for the beleaguered Batagur baska, one of the most imperiled species of chelonian on our planet. Listed as Critically Endangered by the IUCN, the Northern river terrapin has seen dramatic declines throughout its entire range and […]
Faces of the TSA Vol. 2
by¬†Jordan Gray¬† Faces of the TSA Who: Dr. John Iverson What: Biology Research Professor Where: Earlham College, Richmond, Indiana, United States Jordan Gray: What is your earliest childhood memory with a turtle or tortoise? John Iverson: As a child, I was drawn to the pet section of every department store I visited where red-eared sliders […]
Species Spotlight Vol. 3
by¬†Jordan Gray¬† TSA Species Spotlight Photo courtesy of Chris Leone, the Turtle Room Spotted pond turtle (Geoclemys hamiltonii) Countries of Origin: Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan IUCN Status: Vulnerable Estimated surviving population: Unknown/Declining Habitat: Rivers, ponds, oxbows and flooded forests with high-vegetative cover. Size: Females and Males ‚⧠35 cm Factoid: Spotted pond turtles are primarily […]
Batagur kachuga Confiscation
by¬†Jordan Gray Turtles packed in suitcase for shipment This year’s vernal equinox not only marked the first day of Spring, but also a day of significance for 23 Critically Endangered turtles in India. While it is never a good day when we hear about a confiscation of some of the rarest turtles on the planet, […]
Faces of the TSA Vol. 4
by Jordan Gray Who: Dr. Shailendra Singh What: Director, TSA-India Program Where: Lucknow, India Jordan Gray: What is your earliest childhood memory with a turtle or tortoise? Shailendra Singh: At nine years of age, I acquired and kept two Indian Tent Turtles (Pangshura tentoria), “Tom and Tinky”, as pets. At the time, I was living […]
Franklin Electric Partnership
by Chris Clark  Thanks to Franklin Electric for supporting our efforts with their great line of Little Giant pumps! Check out the video below to see how they help us set up habitats for some of the most endangered turtles in the world.
World Turtle Day® 2017
by¬†Jordan Gray¬† For the past 17 years, World Turtle Day®–, begun by the American Tortoise Rescue, has been growing at a steady clip. Conservation groups and citizens alike have used this day to spread awareness and cheer for the 441 taxa of turtles and tortoises that reside across our six temperate continents (sorry Antarctica, not […]
