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, 06/05/2020
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 …
World Turtle News
World Turtle News, 05/14/2020
Mexico finds 15,000 turtles in crates bound for China
Mexican authorities said Tuesday they have seized a shipment of 158 wooden crates bound for China containing about 15,000 fresh-water turtles, some of them endangered. The environmental prosecutors´office said the crates were found at a freight facility …
The Pondcast, Videos
The Pondcast, Episode 63
The Pondcast’s hosts talk about what makes a podcast a “reptile podcast” and banter about their favorite non-turtle reptile species. All of our hosts are reptile lovers, so why does our podcast always take a turn toward turtles, primarily? And why do snake lovers get …
World Turtle News
World Turtle News, 04/24/2020
From sea turtles to sunsets, the surprising ways the coronavirus pandemic is impacting the environment
The stay-at-home orders mean fewer tourists on the beaches in Florida and fewer boats, fishing and cruise ships in the waters off the coast. That makes conditions prime for nesting leatherback …
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