Magdalena River Turtle

The Magdalena River Turtle (Podocnemis lewyana) is endemic to Colombia where it is restricted to two rivers in the northwest, the Magdalena and the Sinú. It is Critically Endangered due primarily to overhunting and loss of nesting habitat. Two community-based conservation groups on the Sinú are committed to saving this turtle. In the community of […]
Dahl’s Toad-headed Turtle

On Tuesday, December 17, 2019, a 120-hectare (296 acre) parcel of habitat was acquired in San Benito Abad, Sucre, Colombia. This first of it’s kind reserve gives this little turtle a real fighting chance for survival and gives managers an opportunity to restore a genetically healthy and thriving wild population.
Colombia

Program Colombia Conservation Action Turtle Survival Alliance works with our principal partner in Colombia, Wildlife Conservation Society, to positively impact currently declining population trajectories of three Critically Endangered freshwater turtles across three primary eco regions, as well as several other at-risk species. To do this we identify and translocate naturally-occurring nests, release hatchlings, construct artificial […]