Turtle Survival Alliance

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by Mathilde Overduin, WCS  More than one thousand nests of the Giant South American River Turtle (Podocnemis expansa) were found and protected this year in a...

by¬†Christine Bowie¬† The Turtle Survival Alliance recently teamed up with Holy City Brewing Company in a benefit titled, “Drink Beer. Save Turtles.” The event, held...

by Heather Lowe  Turtle Survival Alliance–India along with the Uttar Pradesh Forest Department recently released 50 Black Spotted Pond Turtles (Geoclemys hamiltonii) into the Nawabganj Bird...

by Christine Bowie  The Turtle Survival Alliance was recently called on to assist in the rescue and rehabilitation of 771 critically endangered tortoises, confiscated from the...

by Admin  As is often the case, the Rakhine Yoma Elephant Sanctuary (RYER) in Myanmar provides refuge for a number of species beyond elephants. Here, a...

by¬†Admin¬† Recently we reported a dramatic spike in poaching of Radiated Tortoises (Astrochelys radiata) in Madagascar. Unfortunately, the smugglers didn’t take a break for the...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...