World Turtle News

The Astrochelys yniphora’s countdown to extinction For millions of years, the ploughshare tortoise (Astrochelys yniphora) has borne witness to the history of its only home on the planet but this year has been the worst in history for the ploughshare (also called the angonoka tortoise), which is Madagascar’s largest tortoise and significant to the country’s natural heritage. Click the link to read more… Turtle News […]

Asia’s animal trafficking network crime family The main story for today is not specifically chelonian related but I’m sure will still be of interest to our readers. The UK Guardian newspaper on Monday posted an article detailing the trafficking network headed by the Bach brothers who are based in Vietnam and Thailand and are responsible for smuggling thousands of tonnes of elephant ivory, rhino horn

Turkey’s sea turtle nesting beaches still need better protection The MEDASSET (Mediterranean Association to Save the Sea Turtles) campaigns to improve the protection of loggerhead nesting beaches in Patara and to halt severe degradation in Fethiye, both listed as protected areas under the Barcelona Convention, continued in 2016. They assessed the sites in July and submitted the reports to the Bern Convention. Sadly, the majority

Save a Forest, Save Turtles The Creative Conservation Alliance (CCA) is a Bangladesh-based non-profit organization that is dedicated in protecting and saving rainforests. The Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) is home to 26 threatened species and is lacking protection mostly because of political instability. This area is a hotspot for seven species of turtles and tortoises, including the critically endangered Arakan Forest Turtle, Asian Giant Tortoise

Turtle Rescues NSW saving turtles from Sydney’s dams Turtle Rescues New South Wales are a group of turtle mad volunteers that are often called in at short notice to rescue turtles. Click the link to read more about their work. Article quote ” Shane Davies and Neville Parkes share a passion for turtles and they have a group of volunteers that share that love. “No

WHOI scientists tracking leatherbacks capitalize on moment It was the best possible outcome for engineer Amy Kukulya and biologist Kara Dodge, the duo behind last year’s TurtleCam crowdfunding project. They were able to tag and track a leatherback turtle for four hours and capture huge amounts of data and video of the creature’s feeding habits and behavior. And best of all, the TurtleCam — a

Turtle Survival Alliance interview their Veterinary Care Manager Sheena Koeth is the Veterinary Care Manager for TSA, and has spent the last half of August in Madagascar, visiting and evaluating the TSA’s tortoise confiscation centers. Read about her experiences in this article. Article quote:- TSA and its facilities has been a true life saver for Malagasy tortoises. To visit these facilities and see the sheer

243 Kilograms of Turtles Destined to Vietnam Rescued It started from a chase in Kandal province and it resulted in the rescue of snakes and turtles. Although the number of snakes and turtles remains unknown, we know that there was 124 kg of snakes and 243 kg of turtles. The man stopped the car and left the scene, leaving behind him the animals. Mr. Dara,