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Turtle Month 2022
We invite you to join us for a month-long celebration of the world’s turtles and tortoises, and the people who protect them!
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Species Spotlight: Bourret’s Box Turtle
Bourret’s Box Turtle (Cuora bourreti) Countries of Origin: Laos, Vietnam IUCN Status: Critically Endangered Habitat: Mountainous evergreen forests Size: < 20 cm (~8 in.) Fast...
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Radio-tracking Radiated Tortoises – Travel Blog…
April 2, 2022 By Brett Bartek After returning from Lavanono we spent three more days at the tortoise release site. With all of the hard...
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Dermatemys Program Coordinator
Turtle Survival Alliance (TSA) and Belize Foundation for Research and Environmental Education (BFREE), in furthering our conservation goals for the Central American River Turtle (Dermatemys...
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Faces of Turtle Conservation: Ed Boles
Who: Dr. Ed Boles What: Dermatemys Program Coordinator Where: Cayo District, Belize 1) Ed, you were recently named as the Dermatemys Program Coordinator. Could you...
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2022 Symposium
20th Annual Symposium on the Conservation and Biology of Tortoises and Freshwater Turtles
August 7 - August 10, 2022
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In the News
TSA Celebrates World Wetlands Day in…
Two weeks ago in Northeast India, one of the world’s newer wetlands was the recipient of a celebratory return to the wild for one of the most endangered turtles on the planet.
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TSA Magazine 2018
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The TSA’s Turtle Survival Center
The opening of The Center in 2013 greatly enhanced our ability to protect the most vulnerable species through ex situ assurance colony management and captive breeding.
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Painting a Picture of Progress in…
By Jordan Gray and Joko Guntoro Each December, following the annual commencement of monsoon season in northern Sumatra, Joko Guntoro leads teams from the Satucita...
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Species Spotlights
Species Spotlight: Asian Giant Softshell
Asian Giant Softshell Turtle (Pelochelys cantorii)
Countries of Origin: Bangladesh, Brunei, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore (extirpated), Thailand, Vietnam
IUCN Status: Critically Endangered
Habitat: Rivers, estuaries, coastal brackish and marine waters, and lakes
Size: ≤ 100 cm (~39 in.) carapace length
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Faces of Turtle Conservation: Tabitha Hootman
Who: Tabitha Hootman What: North American Freshwater Turtle Research Group, North Florida Program Leader Where: Jacksonville, Florida Tabitha, you were recently named as the North...
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