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Softshell Turtle Surveys Conducted in India
Student Shashwat Sirsi recently completed softshell turtle surveys in the southern Indian states of Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh , focusing on the endemic, poorly known...
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Belize Mobilizes for the Endangered Hicatee…
On December 7, 2010, the first ever Hickatee Conservation Forum and Workshop was held at the University of Belize (UB), Belmopan Campus. The event was...
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Winterizing Endangered Turtle Facilities in India
Personnel at the Garhaita Turtle Conservation Center have been hard at work winterizing the headstart facilities for endangered turtles, especially Batagur kachuga. (You can read...
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Confiscated Temple Turtles Arrive in Florida
Fifty Yellow-Headed Temple Turtles have arrived in Florida to begin a new life after being rescued from an illegal wildlife shipment in Hong Kong. Had...
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New Construction in Myanmar
by Rick Hudson  Rick Hudson, Lonnie McCaskill and Kalyar Platt recently returned from a successful trip to Myanmar where they finalized construction plans and budgets with...
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World’s Rarest Eggs Fail to Develop
The female Rafetus nested this year during the night of June 16 (63 eggs), again during the night of July 2 (63 eggs), and laid...
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China’s Turtle Hero Wins Prestigious Behler…
The Behler Turtle Conservation Award is presented jointly by the Turtle Survival Alliance, the IUCN SSC Tortoise and Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group, the Turtle Conservancy...
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Assam Temples Release 70 Turtle Hatchlings…
SEE THE VIDEO HERE This was a joint effort of Assam Forest Department, Hayagriva Madhava Temple Management Committee, Ugratara Temple Management, Turtle Survival Alliance and...
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Successful Surveys in Belize
by Dr. Thomas Rainwater on May 12, 2010 Early on May 2, we met the fisherman and boat driver (also a respected turtle hunter) by...
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Dermatemys Surveys Continue in Belize
by Dr. Thomas Rainwater on April 29, 2010 On April 23rd, we conducted a spotlight survey of ~ 16 km of the Sittee River just...
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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...
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Malagasy Tortoise Coordinator Hired
We are pleased to announce that the TSA has hired Herilala Randriamahazo, a long – time tortoise conservation biologist, as our full-time Malagasy Tortoise Conservation Coordinator....
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