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The Plight of the Captivating Painted Terrapin The Painted Terrapin gets its name from the bright coloration males exhibit during breeding season. In fact, Painted...

Highlighting the Success Story of the Burmese Star Tortoise In Myanmar, in the late 1990s, the Burmese Star Tortoise was on the brink of extinction....

Spotlight on a native species in need If you live in the eastern United States, you may come across one of these brightly colored box...

Small but Mighty: Meet the McCord’s Box Turtle The McCord’s Box Turtle is considered by the Turtle Conservation Coalition to be one of the top...

Newest Turtle Survival Alliance-North American Freshwater Turtle Research Group initiative seeks to elucidate the spatial ecology of Bog Turtles in New Jersey by Jordan Gray Bog...

Charleston, South Carolina (July 19, 2023) – The Turtle Survival Alliance Foundation announced today that Marc Dupuis-Desormeaux, a well-regarded conservation biologist, has been named President...

An Iconic Malagasy Species: The Radiated Tortoise The Radiated Tortoise gets its name from the yellow lines radiating out from a central point on each...

Protecting the largest known population of the Giant South American River Turtle by Germán Forero-Medina, Camila Ferrara, Enrique Domic-Rivadeneira, and Guido Miranda Reaching Ecovale’s field...

This species is part of our ex-situ breeding program at the Turtle Survival Center, where we maintain an assurance colony with hopes for a future...

Due to recent events, the Turtle Survival Alliance and WCS India have ended their partnership. WCSI will manage logistical coordination to wind down ongoing projects,...

Common name: Flattened Musk Turtle Scientific name: Sternotherus depressus Countries of origin: United States of America Habitat: Medium-sized, clean, clear-water streams and small rivers with...

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