tortoise news

Impressive Shell Repair An injured box turtle had its shell amazingly repaired after being hit by a car in Tampa. The turtle’s shell was seriously damaged and it was fixed at the Wildlife Education and Rehabilitation Center. A volunteer veterinarian and her team took care of the injury at the Island Animal Clinic. The turtle will be kept at the clinic for a while so […]

A tortoise with wheels! ‎ Mrs T is now sporting a huge pair of front wheels to aid her perambulation around the garden. The wheels, fitted after her front legs where amputated due to rat damage when in hibernation. From my travels around the web I have seen various attachments to aid tortoise moment, wheels the most common form. Sea Turtles have also benefited from

Tiny Tortoise May Redirect Business The small and endangered Gopherus polyphemus (Gopher Tortoise) could lead toward Volvo picking South Carolina instead of Georgia for its new United States manufacturing plant. While the Georgia populations of the Gopher Tortoise are not yet listed on USFWS’ endangered species list, they are native inhabitants of the plot of land considered in Georgia. Not only would a relocation program

Operation Jairo Starts The Sea Shepherd Conservation Society will start Operation Jairo, a sea turtle defense campaign, this summer in three critical regions to nesting turtles and hatchlings. These three location include Florida, Costa Rica and Honduras. The goal of this operation is to save as many hatchlings as possible to give these species a better future. We should not forget that 6 out of

Perth Zoo continues to champion the cause of this unique turtle Perth Zoo has been a leader in conserving the Western Swamp Turtle (Pseudemydura umbrina) since 1989, having bred more than 800 and released 668 into the wild to boost numbers. New populations have been established at two key locations. A new facility, incorporating some new innovations, will help Perth Zoo continue their good work

Second Oldest Turtle Of the World Is Gone… Sad news at Giza Zoo, the biggest Zoo in the Middle East and Africa. A 270-year old turtle died on Tuesday. It was considered the second oldest turtle of the world. It was brought into the zoo in 1936. In 2013, this turtle was announced dead but the rumour was denied by the Director General of the

A WWI tortoise veteran They say tortoises live a long time and a tortoise collected during WWI which is now living in New Zealand definitely demonstrates this. Meanwhile, 100 volunteers gather at the Karen Beasley Sea Turtle Rescue and Rehabilitation Center for there sole meeting of the year to discuss the coming years sea turtle duties. The West Sumatra administration is aiming to eradicate the

Diamondback Terrapins on the move So it’s starting to warm up in North American and the Diamondback terrapins are stirring into life as the Turtle Journal team are finding out. The Brevard Zoo in Florida would like the public to report sightings of the East Coast Diamondback Terrapin, they are concerned about their population. A vet in the UK examines 162 tortoise for post hibernation

Too Shy to be Saved? The Pacific Pond Turtle’s best defense may be its undoing. Its shyness protects it from human visitors, but also keeps us from studying it and knowing where it is living. The biggest threat to this turtle is the destruction of its habitat and the recent drought in part of its range. Without being able to know exactly where this reclusive