Rebuilding Hope in Madagascar: Tortoises, Communities, and the Road to Recovery
By Jordan Gray, Tsanta Fiderana Rakotonanahary, and Hery Lova Razafimamonjiraibe It’s hard to believe that more than two months have passed since the third tropical cyclone, Honde, inundated our Lavavolo Tortoise Center in southwestern Madagascar. Situated just ¾ of a mile (1.2 km) inland, the Center has been—this year in extraordinary fashion—at the mercy of […]
PBS Nature Feature: The Slowest Stampede on Earth
Our conservation efforts in Madagascar to protect the critically endangered Radiated Tortoise (Astrochelys radiata) were recently showcased in the PBS Nature series In Her Nature, in the episode, “The Slowest Stampede on Earth.” The episode follows the incredible work of Tsanta Fiderana Rakotonahary, Head of Veterinary Support; K’oloina Ramahandrizafy, Lead Keeper; and Mitia Andrianantenaina, Veterinary […]
Pura Vida: Conservation in Costa Rica
By Natalia Gallego-García, Director of Conservation Genetics, Turtle Survival Alliance; Jordan Gray, External Relations Manager, Turtle Survival Alliance; Andrew Walde, Senior Director of Field Conservation and Science, Turtle Survival Alliance; and Eric Munscher, SWCA Environmental Consultant Guttural whoops from howler monkeys echo through the trees. Three-toed sloths tuck themselves obscurely into the forest canopy. Songbirds […]
Conservation Champions in Chiapas
Mexico has the second-highest diversity of turtles in the world, but about half of them are poorly known or lack published natural history data. Turtle Survival Alliance and the Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund support the work of Eduardo Reyes Grajales to research the Pacific Coast Musk Turtle (Staurotypus salvinii) in Chiapas, Mexico. This […]
Happy Turtle Month!
This Earth Day, join us to create a brighter future for turtles. Today marks a worldwide celebration of our planet and kicks off our 5th Annual Turtle Month! From today until World Turtle Day® on May 23, we invite you to stand with us in our global mission to protect the world’s most endangered turtles […]
