Myanmar

Program Myanmar Conservation Action Turtle Survival Alliance, in collaboration with Wildlife Conservation Society and Myanmar Forest Department implement conservation initiatives that make a positive impact for several of Myanmar’s turtle and tortoise species, some of which are among the most endangered in the world. Conservation actions include: nest translocationand hatchling head start; survival and dispersal […]

Vietnam

Program Vietnam Saving the Swinhoe’s Giant Softshell Turtle Turtle Survival Alliance works with primary partners Asian Turtle Program, Wildlife Conservation Society, and the Government of Vietnam to discover and confirm individuals of Swinhoe’s Giant SoftshellTurtle (Rafetus swinhoei) in Dong Mo and Xuan Khanh lakes in northern Vietnam. This is achieved through visual surveys, eDNA technology, […]

South Sudan | Uganda

Mexico

Program Mexico Supporting Students Conserving Nature (Estudiantes Conservando La Naturaleza) The Turtle Survival Alliance-supported Students Conserving Nature (Estudiantes Conservando La Naturaleza) is led by Taggert Butterfield and Alejandra Monsiváis and serves to study the ecology of threatened and poorly known species of tortoise and freshwater and terrestrial turtle inhabiting ecoregions of the Pacific Coast and […]

Kenya

Program Kenya Saving the Pancake Tortoise The Pancake Tortoise (Malacochersus tornieri) is a small, flattened tortoise that is found in isolated populations in Kenya, Tanzania and in remote areas of Zambia. It was listed amongst the top 25 most endangered turtles in the world in 2018. This species is unique in its ability to flatten […]