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Star Tortoise Workshops Hosted in Myanmar
by: Steve Platt The Burmese star tortoise (Geochelone platynota) is a Critically Endangered species endemic to the dry zone of central Myanmar. Star tortoises have...
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2012: A Year to Remember
by: Heather Lowe 2012 was the busiest and best in the history of the Turtle Survival Alliance. Here are just a few of the accomplishments...
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NAFTRG Conducts Turtle Sampling Trip in…
by: Eric Munscher The 14th annual spring Florida park sampling was a success despite harsh weather and atypical conditions. The NAFTRG sampled Manatee, Fanning, and...
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Home Sweet Home!
by: Heather Lowe It’s official! Rick Hudson (TSA President) and Scott Davis (TSA Executive Director) traveled to South Carolina on Monday, January 21, to sign...
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NAFTRG Conducts Surveys in Florida and…
by: Eric Munscher The 14th annual summer Florida park sampling occurred during late July despite extremely harsh weather and atypical conditions. The NAFTRG sampled Manatee...
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Turtle Confiscations in Myanmar
by: Rick Hudson The TSA’s new Turtle Rescue Center (TRC) in Myanmar is a busy place these days after the second recent confiscation of Yellow...
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Madagascar Tortoise Smugglers Sentenced
by: Heather Lowe The TSA is thrilled to announce that a verdict has been reached in a tortoise smuggling case in Madagascar from July 2011....
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NAFTRG Conducts Turtle Surveys in Texas
by: Heather Lowe The North American Freshwater Turtle Research Group (NAFTRG) sampled the Comal Springs in New Braunfels, Texas for the fifth time (second time...
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Dr. Terry Norton Joins the Team…
by: Heather Lowe The TSA is pleased to announce that Dr. Terry M. Norton has joined the TSA team as consulting veterinarian for the Turtle...
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River Terrapin Hatchlings Found in the…
by: Heather Lowe The Sundarbans Batatgur or Northern River Terrapin (Batagur baska) is generally considered to be functionally extinct in thewild, with no known nesting...
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Turtle Rescue Center Opens in Madagascar
by: Rick Hudson The TSA Madagascar Program is pleased to announce that the first of four planned tortoise rescue centers in the south has been...
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More Good News for River Terrapins…
by: Heather Lowe There is much reason to celebrate in Bangladesh with the recent discovery of TWO additional Sundarbans Batagur, or Northern River Terrapins (Batagur...
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