People doing great things
David Godfrey is carrying on the work of Archie Carr at the Sea Turtle Conservancy, Beach ambassadors at Pensacola beach are educating people to leave no footprints and some Gopher tortoises are rehomed when a rescue centre is closed down, see the Conservation section. Check out the fantastic Sea turtle artwork by Alexa Caskey and the giant mechanical Sea turtle that will be the Basingstoke Festival, see the Miscellany section.
Turtle News From Around the World
Conservation
David Godfrey continues legacy of conservation.
Pensacola Beach ambassadors: “leave only your footprints”.
Tortoises rescued from closed facility.
Apopka shells out nearly $100,000 to evict gopher tortoises.
Riverland Turtle Talks.
Snapping turtles calling Fredericton Junction home.
Crime & Punishment
Activists Alarmed as Mandya District Feasts on Tortoise Meat.
Miscellany
Artist Paints Squee-Worthy Sea Turtles to Save Tiny Hatchlings.
Giant turtle to take over Basingstoke town centre for Basingstoke Festival launch.
Did You Know…
The West African mud turtle (West African side-necked turtle, swamp terrapin) is endemic to West and Middle Africa and it’s conservation is listed as least concern.
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Photo from Honu Moon – Alexa’s Makin’ Waves
