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569 Radiated Tortoises seized at Airport…
by: Herilala Randriamahazo and Heather Lowe On October 10, two Asian passengers on an Air Madagascar flight to Bangkok, Thailand and Guangzhou, China were arrested...
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‘Tanintharyi Four’ Arrive in Yangon
by: Steve and Kalyar Platt Four adult (two males and two females) Asian Brown Tortoises (Manouria emys) arrived at the Yangon airport on Thursday, June...
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TSA Dedicates New School at Antsakoamasy
by: Rick Hudson From all over the Androy Region of southern Madagascar, they came: politicians, local officials, teachers, and of course the children – over...
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Film Highlights Growing Radiated Tortoise Crisis
by: Rick Hudson The TSA, in collaboration with The Orianne Society (TOS), hired noted South Africa-based wildlife film makers Moz Images to cover the rapidly...
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New Book Available on Myanmar’s Turtles
by: Steve Platt Sitting astride the southern border of China, Myanmar (formerly known as Burma) has been on the frontlines of the battle to save...
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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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