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Meet one of the smallest tortoises in the wild – the Egyptian Tortoise! It is the smallest tortoise in the Mediterranean basin and the smallest...

The 100th Indochinese Box Turtle (Cuora galbinifrons) hatched at the Turtle Survival Center this week! We first started producing hatchlings of this critically endangered species...

Meet the unique Rote Island Snake-necked Turtle! This funky turtle is striking to all who see it, thanks to its unique, snake-like neck that extends...

Restoring Cambodia’s Ecosystems: The Return of the Elongated Tortoise By  Christel Griffioen Turtle Survival Alliance has been visiting and providing helpful husbandry recommendations to the...

This turtle is aptly named for the three distinct stripes along its carapace. It also features a brightly patterned head, with yellow, black, and brown...

Our Return to the Desert: 2024 Annual Symposium On July 25 – 28, 2024, we, the Turtle Survival Alliance and IUCN/SSC Tortoise and Freshwater Turtle...

By Anders G.J. Rhodin, Rick Hudson, Vivian Páez, Peter Paul van Dijk, and Andrew Walde Co-Chairs and Vice-Chairs, Behler Turtle Conservation Award Committee This year...

At the 22nd Annual Symposium on the Conservation & Biology of Tortoises and Freshwater Turtles, Anders Rhodin and the Chelonian Research Foundation presented the 2024...

Oh, the Places You’ll Go…with Turtles! By Rachael Harff, Chelonian Keeper II, Turtle Survival Center “Where do you see yourself in five years?” is a...

Congratulations to our partner, WCS Cambodia, on their recent milestone toward the conservation of the critically endangered Southern River Terrapin! The Wildlife Conservation Society and...

Recently, our collaborative work toward the designation of the first Key Biodiversity Area (KBA) based on distinct genetic diversity came to fruition in Colombia. Research...

The United States Fish and Wildlife Service today ruled that the Suwannee Alligator Snapping Turtle (Macrochelys suwanniensis) is now categorized as a threatened species. “We,...