Management of carapace fracture and rehabilitation of turtle – Madhvee Dhairykar
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Reproductive Seasonality and Output in Florida Box Turtles (Terrapene bauri) in a Southern Portion of Their Range – Jordan Donini
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Successful Reproduction of Mississippi Map Turtle (Graptemys pseudogeographica kohni) in Italian Wetlands – Vincenzo Ferri
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Dietary Components of Florida Box Turtles (Terrapene bauri) in Coastal South Florida – Juliana Loredo
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Vision Document for Conserving Assam Temple Turtles Launched
image:[Black Softshell] A major temple in Assam has signed a memorandum of understanding with two green NGOs, the Assam State Zoo cum Botanical Garden and the Kamrup district administration for long-term conservation of the rare freshwater black softshell turtle (Nilssonia nigricans). A vision document 2030 was also launched after Turtle Survival Alliance India and Help […]
Conservation professionals agree: U.S. turtles are under siege from illegal collection
Conservationists offers resounding warning about the risks posed to native turtle species due to illegal collection and trafficking Contacts: Scott Buchanan, Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management; 401-782-3720; scott.buchanan@dem.ri.gov Dave Collins, AZA SAFE: American Turtle Program; dcollins.glin@outlook.com Jennifer Sevin, University of Richmond Biology Department; 305-542-0383; jsevin@richmond.edu More than 650 conservation professionals and 37 conservation organizations […]
Turtle Survival Alliance Catalogues Milestone 100th Alligator Snapping Turtle in Buffalo Bayou
For Immediate Release May 6, 2021 CONTACT: JORDAN GRAY, Turtle Survival Alliance, (912) 659-0978, jgray@turtlesurvival.org 00th Alligator Snapping Turtle captured, tagged, and released in Buffalo Bayou Buffalo Bayou serves as a metropolitan refuge for this Texas State Threatened speciesBuffalo Bayou’s population of Alligator Snapping Turtles may be one of the densest and most demographically significant […]
Remembering the Confiscation Crisis Three Years Later
By Jordan Gray Three years ago this week, TSA faced a crisis of epic proportions. This moment in time would become a poignant reiteration of TSA’s ability to take swift and decisive action in the midst of a chelonian crisis. This crisis, however, was different from any others before it in our organization’s history in […]
Rescued Turtles Produce Hatchlings
by: Heather Lowe In October 2010, the TSA imported a group of 50 yellow-headed temple turtles (Heosemys annandalii) that had been confiscated from a large illegal shipment in Hong Kong (read the full story on the import here). The turtles are being kept in an assurance colony at a private facility owned by TSA member […]
148 Cantor’s Giant Softshell Turtle Hatchlings Released Into Natural Habitat
By Phal Sophanith image:[ Cantor’s Giant Softshell Pelochelys cantorii Photo: WCS] The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), in collaboration with the Fisheries Administration (FiA) at the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, have recently released 148 Cantor’s Giant Softshell Turtle hatchlings, aged between one and three weeks into the Mekong River stretching along Sambour district of […]
Spring Campaign
Springtime is an amazing time to be a part of turtle conservation. ‘Tis the season for turtles to emerge from their winter hideaways, hatch from overwintered nests, and get on the move in the northern hemisphere! We’re starting a new tradition of supporting the world’s turtles and tortoises together for a month every spring. From […]
World Turtle Day® – #23DaysOfTurtles
World Turtle Day®–, established by American Tortoise Rescue in 2000, is now observed by the turtle conservation community around the globe each year on May 23rd. On this day, we celebrate the diversity, beauty, and preservation of the 359 living species of turtles, tortoises, sea turtles, and terrapins found on Earth. From the Arakan Forest […]
