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

Colebrook Land Conservancy presents program on the turtle “Turtle populations are dwindling due to a multiple of factors, such as habitat loss, poaching, and now global warming is playing a role,” explains John Foley, a naturalist, preserve steward and outreach coordinator for the Great Hollow Nature Preserve and Ecological Research Center in New Fairfield. “A recent publication from the Tortoise and Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group

Florida nesting season begins, potential red tide impacts of Gulf of Mexico (AUDIO) May kicks off the official beginning of sea turtle nesting season in Southwest Florida. Threatened loggerheads are the most prolific nesters on area beaches, but endangered green and even leatherback sea turtles also nest along Southwest Florida’s Gulf Coast and on barrier islands. Turtle News From Around the World Conservation Qatar: first