Faces of the TSA! Volume 13
by¬†Jordan Gray Who:¬†Shahriah Caesar Rahman What:¬†CEO, Creative Conservation Alliance Where:¬†Dhaka, Bangladesh Jordan Gray: What is your earliest childhood memory with a turtle or tortoise? Caesar Rahman: For as long as I can remember, I have had an immense fascination of nature and wildlife. However, growing up in Dhaka, the capital city of Bangladesh (one of […]
TSA’s 10 Ways YOU Can Help Turtles on World Turtle Day®–!
1. Help a turtle cross the road! Nesting season has begun and turtles will likely be crossing a road near you. Safely move the turtle to the other side of the road in the direction it was heading. 2. Support or start a local turtle conservation project near you! There are 469 types of turtles […]
Largest freshwater turtle nears extinction‚Äîbut this scientist isn’t giving up. The death of the last known female Yangtze giant softshell turtle has pushed scientists to search for wild specimens in China and Vietnam.
“But this year was different,” says Rick Hudson, President of the Board of the Turtle Survival Alliance. “We got the best semen sample we’ve ever gotten. We got the semen directed into the proper oviduct. And everything just went very smooth.” “She just struggled to come out of anesthesia,” he says. To read more from […]
Why don’t we weep for turtles? They are disappearing before our eyes. Dr. Brian Horne, WCS
“Many of my fellow conservationists’ posts joined the backlash against the billionaires who donated hundreds of millions to Notre Dame’s restoration nearly overnight while the search for another female Yangtze Giant Softshell Turtle that could save a species from extinction remains understaffed and underfunded. Inevitably, the question would arise: Why don’t we see articles on […]
After Major Poaching Bust in Madagascar, N.H. ‘Turtle Artist’ Swings into Action
(Editor’s note: we highly recommend listening to this story.) “The Turtle Survival Alliance invited Matt Patterson to Madagascar to help study potential places in the wild where they can release them. That meant surveying for edible plants, as well as making sure those in captivity are healthy. It’s part of a multi-step process that Josh […]
Unlocking the Key to Diapause Increases Hatching Success for the Crowned River Turtle
By Arunima Singh, Shailendra Singh, Rishika Dubla, and Jordan Gray A total of 68 hatchling Crowned River Turtles (Hardella thurjii) recently hatched at the Kukrail Gharial Rehabilitation Centre (KGRC) in Lucknow, India, as part of a joint project between Turtle Survival Alliance (TSA) / Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS)-India and the Uttar Pradesh Forest and Wildlife […]
Another 46 Burmese Roofed Turtle hatchlings arrived just in time for World Turtle Day®–!
Not only is it #WorldTurtleDay – , but we’re also celebrating the arrival of another 46 Burmese Roofed Turtle babies. This is a great success for this Critically Endangered species and the conservation project, implemented by Turtle Survival Alliance and funded through the IUCN SOS – Save Our Species partnership with Lacoste. Read more about […]
#EndangeredSpeciesDay! Partners!
For the past four years, NCMNS Living Collections staff have traveled to and from the TSA’s Turtle Survival Center (TSC) in South Carolina to help manage the facility while TSA team members are called across the globe to confiscate testudines from poor and often dangerous conditions. Read more from the North Carolina Museum of Natural […]
In Cambodia, Giant Turtles Come Back From the Brink
Once believed to be extinct in Cambodia, Cantor’s Giant Softshell Turtle is finally recovering- “Freshwater turtles like the Cantor’s Giant Softshell are confined to smaller waterways than sea turtles, which increases pressures from habitat loss and continued collection,” says Andrew Walde of the Turtle Survival Alliance, an advocacy group based in Charleston, South Carolina. Read […]
Notes from the Field: Josh Lucas Reports on Two-Month Tortoise Conservation Journey
It has been one year since over 10,000 critically endangered tortoises were found crammed wall-to-wall in a tiny house in Madagascar. Destined for the illegal pet trade, these animals were in serious need of care. The OKC Zoo was part of a massive global effort to rescue, rehabilitate, and care for these animals – and […]
Our Turtles Need a New Ride!
The Turtles and Tortoises at the Turtle Survival Center need a new ride! The time is drawing nigh for us to replace our Turtle Survival Center work truck. It will be missed, as it has served us well. Do YOU have a truck or van that could serve the needs of some of the world’s […]
Northern River Terrapins hatch at Karamjal!
Wildlife conservation efforts always involve immense patience and resilience and takes a long time to show any tangible progress. On the morning of May 16, conservationist and forest department officials at the wildlife breeding centre in Karamjal of East Sundarbans woke up to see some of the conservation efforts producing results. Read more about this […]
