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Outreach Event Hosted in Madagascar
by Heather Lowe The TSA team in Madagascar is still waiting on word from the Malagasy Forestry Authority on the legal proceedings surrounding the recent...
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World’s Rarest Tortoises Arrive in the…
by: Heather Lowe A special delivery of some of the world’s rarest reptiles has arrived in the Southeastern United States. Eight critically endangered ploughshare tortoises...
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Northern River Terrapin Nests in Bangladesh
by: Heather Lowe The TSA has been working in Bangladesh, in collaboration with the NGO CARINAM, the Forest Department and the Vienna Zoo, since 2010...
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Grants Received for Star Tortoise Reintroduction
by: Heather Lowe The Disney Worldwide Conservation Fund (DWCF) recently awarded the TSA a $24,800 grant to support a reintroduction program for Burmese star tortoises...
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Arrest of Tortoise Poachers Shakes Up…
by: Herilala Randriamahazo The head of Androy Region in southern Madagascar has given the order to return 272 juvenile Radiated Tortoises to the town of...
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Turtle Conservation Course Taught in Colombia
by: German Forero-Medina From September 29 to October 8, the Universidad del Valle, in Cali, Colombia, offered a graduate course in natural history and conservation...
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TSA Welcomes the NAFTRG to the…
by: Heather Lowe The United States has nearly 60 species of native turtle, including a variety of aquatic species including river cooters (Pseudemys), sliders (Trachemys),...
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Turtle Sampling Begins in Texas
by: Eric Munscher The North American Freshwater Turtle Research Group (NAFTRG) sampled the Comal Springs in New Braunfels, Texas for the fourth time (first time...
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Turtle Survival Center Hosts its First…
by: Heather Lowe The TSA would like to offer a huge thanks to the volunteers who were able to come out and lend a hand...
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Madagascar Tortoise Conservation Expedition
by: Christina Castellano The Turtle Survival Alliance (TSA) and Utah’s Hogle Zoo (HZ) conducted their latest field expedition in March 2013 as part of the...
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Work Continues at the Turtle Survival…
by: Heather Lowe Another great group of volunteers joined us at the Turtle Survival Center on the weekend of March 2-3 to help get the...
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Radiated Tortoise Confiscation Update
by: Heather Lowe The group of radiated tortoises that was confiscated at the Ivato Airport (Madagascar) on October 10 is still being cared for by...
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