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Poaching Surges in Madagascar
by Howard Goldstein and Herilala Randriamahazo  By the end of 2014, the Turtle Survival Alliance lead conservation initiatives in southern Madagascar were showing sufficient success against...
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Good News from the Philippines
by¬†Heather Lowe¬† To the TSA’s many supporters, especially those that closely followed the¬†Palawan Forest Turtle confiscation¬†that dominated our summer, I want to share the following...
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Suspects Arrested in Thailand for Theft…
by Admin  Two suspects have been arrested in Thailand in connection with the sale of critically endangered Burmese star tortoises on Facebook, reports the Wildlife Conservation...
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Hicatee Turtle Workshop Held in Belize
by Heather Lowe  On February 25-26, 2016, Belize Foundation for Research and Environmental Education (BFREE) in collaboration with Turtle Survival Alliance, the Belize Fisheries Department, and...
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Big-headed Turtles Hatch at the TSC
by Heather Lowe  Four Big-headed Turtles (Platysternon megacephalum) hatched at the Turtle Survival Center (TSC) in South Carolina in October. The hatching is a marked acheivement...
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Turtle Surveys Conducted in Comal Springs,…
by Admin  The North American Freshwater Turtle Research Group (NAFTRG) recently conducted their annual February sample of the Comal Springs in New Braunfels, Texas. As always,...
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NAFTRG Wraps Up Another Great Year…
by Eric Munscher 2015 marked the sixteenth continuous year of turtle research conducted by the North American Freshwater Turtle Research Group (NAFTRG). This year started with...
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New Burmese Roofed Turtle Assurance Colony…
by Steve Platt (WCS Myanmar)  The WCS/TSA Turtle Team recently established a third Burmese Roofed Turtle (Batagur trivittata) assurance colony at an outpost of the Htamanthi...
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Surprises‚Äîand Successes‚Äîfor the Hicatee Breeding Program…
by Howard Goldstein  Ranked among the list of the Top 25 Most Endangered chelonian species in the world, the Central American river turtle—also known as the...
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Legendary Turtle Dies in Vietnam
by¬†Rick Hudson¬† The Turtle Survival Alliance has confirmed that one of the world’s four known remaining Yangtze Giant Softshell Turtles (Rafetus swinhoei), has died in...
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Northern River Terrapins Released in the…
by¬†Shailendra Singh¬† The northern river terrapin (Batagur baska) is one of the world’s most endangered turtles with fewer than 50 adults at four captive locations...
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Guest Post: Successful Propagation of the…
by Nichole Shelmidine The Turtle Survival Alliance partners with the Wildlife Conservation Society on a number of conservation projects globally. We are excited for their recent...
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