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by Jordan Gray Our partner Joko Guntoro of the Satucita Foundation reports that in the past two months, two female critically endangered Painted Terrapins (Batagur...

by Jordan Gray Burmese Star Tortoise (Geochelone platynota) Countries of Origin: Myanmar IUCN Status: Critically Endangered Estimated surviving population: 14,000+ in assurance colonies and in...

by Jordan Gray A newly released report by the TSA and fellow turtle conservation organizations, collectively known as the Turtle Conservation Coalition, entitled “Turtles in...

by Jordan Gray Radiated Tortoise (Astrochelys radiata) Countries of Origin: Madagascar IUCN Status: Critically Endangered Estimated surviving population: Declining rapidly Habitat: Xeric spiny forests, sandy coastal scrub, and rocky coastal...

by Jordan Gray Breaking News – Nearly 11,000 Radiated Tortoises Seized in Madagascar! A confiscation of monumental proportions, and the largest for tortoises or freshwater...

by Jordan Gray Southern River Terrapin (Batagur affinis) Countries of Origin: Cambodia, Indonesia (Sumatra, likely extirpated), Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore (reintroduced), Thailand (likely extirpated), and Vietnam...

by Jordan Gray Ifaty, Madagascar – Update from Madagascar – April 24, 2018, Part 1 of 2. Yesterday, Monday, April 23, 2018 was the first...

by Jordan Gray A photograph taken of the Yangtze Giant Softshell Turtle in Xuan Khanh Lake in May 2017. This photo however did not constitute...

by Jordan Gray For Immediate Release April 18, 2018 Turtle Survival Alliance Launches Rescue Mission to Nearly 11,000 Critically Endangered Radiated Tortoises Discovered in Massive...

by Jordan Gray If humans are the problem for the tortoises and turtles of the earth, humans must also be the solution! As human-created pressures...

by Jordan Gray Ifaty, Madagascar – Update from Madagascar – April 24, 2018, Part 2 of 2. Immediately upon arrival, the over 1000 lbs. (484...

by Jordan Gray This past weekend in Ifaty, Madagascar, we again said goodbye to an incredible group of wildlife warriors and hello to a new!...