World Turtle News

TSA UPDATE: Madagascar radiated tortoise seizure (Donate here! ) Over the past several days, our TSA-Madagascar veterinarian Ny Aina Tiana Rak and Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust veterinarian Natacha Rasolozaka have led a small team including “Villages des Tortues” staff, TSA staff, and volunteers at the SOPTOM-CRCC—Villages des Tortues facility in Ifaty, Madagascar. There they have been working tirelessly to effectively process the nearly 10,000 Radiated […]

Unprecedented Hospital To Remain A Haven For Sea Turtles From Around The World Nestled in the middle of the Florida Keys is a small, little known city known as Marathon; however, this town has more importance than meets the eye. Unbeknownst to many, Marathon is home to The Turtle Hospital, a veterinary clinic which dedicates 100% of its efforts to the rehabilitation of injured and

ACRES repatriates turtles and tortoises back to Malaysia The Animal Concerns Research and Education Society (Acres) sent six rescued reptiles back to Malaysia on Monday (April 16), the first time that it has done a mass repatriation. It is part of Acres’ efforts to rescue, rehabilitate and repatriate wild animals nabbed by illegal traders for their meat or to be sold as pets. Monday’s batch

The Turtle Survival Alliance Makes Impressive Headway On The Incredible Task At Hand The excitement continues as TSA staff and their partners labor tirelessly in a race to save the remaining approximately 10,000 Astrochelys radiata which were confiscated just this past week. A seemingly insurmountable task, the team has proven their resilience through the dedication and commitment shown through this project of epic proportions. They

Nearly 11,000 Radiated Tortoises Seized in Madagascar! A confiscation of monumental proportions, and the largest for tortoises or freshwater turtles in the history of the Turtle Survival Alliance has occurred in Madagascar. On the night of April 10, 2018, TSA staff were alerted to a confiscation of 10,976 Radiated Tortoises (Astrochelys radiata) from a single residence in the city of Toliara on the southwestern coast

Students Raise Rare Turtles to Boost Wild Populations DIGHTON. Mass. — On one side of a large greenhouse behind the Bristol County Agricultural High School are a dozen shallow plastic tubs, each containing a few inches of water, some artificial vegetation and several rare Blanding’s turtles. A similar lineup of tubs, but with much less water, contain equally rare wood turtles. And four 60-gallon pools

Patrolling Jekyll Island In Search Of Malaclemys Terrapin And The People Responsible For The Success Jen Terry has a very important task at hand. She patrols Jekyll Island, but contrary to what one might think, she is not looking for speeding motorists. She is part of the terrapin patrol which monitors the entire length of the Jekyll Island causeway, searching for Malaclemys terrapin, both eggs,

Wildlife fund shells out cash to turtle Friends The Friends of Kingston Inner Harbour group has received a grant from the World Wildlife Fund-Canada. A $1,000 grant will fund two public awareness events this spring to allow the Friends to educate Kingstonians on the turtle populations that make their home on the shores of downtown Kingston. “We are pretty excited about getting a grant from

Commemorating Half A Century Of Sea Turtle Conservation Work And The Incredible Successes That Have Ensued The beautiful British territory of Bermuda is well known for it’s stunning beaches and tourist attractions; however, it is also a hotspot for many of the world’s endangered sea turtles. The Bermuda Turtle Project, or the BTP, has spent fifty years working tirelessly on their mission to bring back