Our Mission
The mission of theTurtleRoom is to advance survival of the world’s turtles and tortoises through collaborative education, conservation, and research programs.
Education.
theTurtleRoom educates through writing, speaking, and creating innovative applications to educate about chelonian conservation, husbandry, biology,…
Conservation.
theTurtleRoom conserves turtles through both ex-situ assurance colony development and in-situ projects both individually and with our partner organizations…
Survival.
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Recent Posts
World Turtle News
World Turtle News, 06/23/2020
Turtles and Tortoises Are in Trouble
Turtles and tortoises (chelonians) have been crucial components of global ecosystems for the past 220 million years. Today, more than half of the 360 living species and 482 total taxa (species and subspecies combined) are threatened with extinction.
Turtle populations are …
The Pondcast, Videos
The Pondcast, Episode 65
The Pondcast crew introduces a new series within The Pondcast called “Husbandry Talk”. Husbandry Talk shows will be focused specifically on the husbandry of a few select turtle and tortoise species.
On today’s show, each host will talk about the husbandry of a species or group …
theTurtleRoom News
Letter from the President, June 2020
TheTurtleRoom’s President and Executive Director reflects on both the last nine years and the current state of humanity.
Nine years.
I almost can’t believe it has been that long since theTurtleRoom launched as a website for turtle keepers to collect and share knowledge about these animals we …
World Turtle News
World Turtle News, 06/05/2020
WATCH: ‘World’s most endangered sea turtle’ found nesting on beach!
A female Kemp’s ridley sea turtle crawled ashore to lay its eggs on the sand in Escambia County on June 3rd it was reported.
The county said the Kemp’s ridley turtle was the third turtle to nest …
The Pondcast, Videos
The Pondcast, Episode 64
Photographer, videographer, naturalist, and reptile keeper Greg Brashear of Greg’s Turtle Haven joins The Pondcast team to talk Alligator Snapping Turtles and other reptiles from the Southeast United States. Like theTurtleRoom, Greg is passionate about educating others about turtles, tortoises, their conservation, and their husbandry.
Greg …
World Turtle News
World Turtle News, 05/29/2020
Florida men caught stealing 93 sea turtle eggs
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Two men were arrested after authorities found them with a bag of sea turtle eggs in Palm Beach County over Memorial Day weekend, wildlife officials said.
Bruce Bivins, 63, was spotted putting objects …
Opinion
What Gets Me Through
Anthony talks about the current COVID situation from a turtle person’s perspective
It’s a scary time to be alive – a scary time to be a parent, to be a family member of folks in the “at-risk” age, and a scary time to have a household …
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