Steve Enders

Steve is the Founder and Director of theTurtleRoom, responsible for theTurtleRoom's consistent achievement of its mission and goals, oversees all development of educational resources, and handles all the web and technical details. He also authors many of the educational resources for the site and works with other organizations (AZA and TSA) and privately to develop quality, detailed captive breeding programs of carefully selected turtle and tortoise specimens in an effort to meet theTurtleRoom's conservation goals. Steve holds a B.A. in Music (with concentrations in both Jazz Studies and Saxophone) from Lebanon Valley College and is a graduate student studying Mathematics at Millersville University. Currently, Steve keeps mainly the Graptemys species, many of which are presently threatened or endangered. His trio of Graptemys oculifera will be part of the upcoming AZA Species Survival Plan for the species. Additionally, he co-owns a group of Geoemyda spengleri with Anthony that are also listed in the AZA SSP for the species. He has also published a North American Regional Studbookstudbook for the Western Hermann's Tortoise (which he co-wrote with Chris Leone of Garden State Tortoise). Steve is a member of the Turtle Survival Alliance and Turtle & Tortoise Preservation Group as well as TurtleForum.com (Steve E), TortoiseBoard.com (theTurtleRoom), and TortoiseForum.org (theTurtleRoom). You can contact him at [email protected], or on Twitter as @steveenders8. For more about Steve, head to his bio page.

The Pondcast

The Pondcast, Episode 25

Hands On? Hands Off?

theTurtleRoom brings you the The Pondcast, Episode 25: Hands On? Hands Off?. An audio-only version is also available for download. Visit ThePondcast.com to learn more about the show. Episode 26 is scheduled for Monday, June 6th at 7PM EDT! You can receive reminders in your email leading up to each episode, along with other blog posts and news by subscribing to our newsletter using this

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The Pondcast, Episode 24

Introducing Amanda

theTurtleRoom brings you the The Pondcast, Episode 24: Introducing Amanda. An audio-only version is also available for download. Visit ThePondcast.com to learn more about the show. Episode 25 is scheduled for Monday, May 2nd at 7PM EDT! You can receive reminders in your email leading up to each episode, along with other blog posts and news by subscribing to our newsletter using this link or

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The Pondcast, Episode 23

Rummaging Through the Library

theTurtleRoom brings you the The Pondcast, Episode 23: Rummaging Through the Library. An audio-only version is also available for download. Visit ThePondcast.com to learn more about the show. Episode 24 is scheduled for Monday, April 4th at 7PM EDT! You can receive reminders in your email leading up to each episode, along with other blog posts and news by subscribing to our newsletter using this

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The Pondcast, Episode 22

Injurious Wildlife

John and Tony bring you the The Pondcast, Episode 22: Injurious Wildlife. An audio-only version is also available for download. Visit ThePondcast.com to learn more about the show. Episode 22 is tentatively scheduled for Monday, March 7th at 7PM EDT! You can receive reminders in your email leading up to each episode, along with other blog posts and news by subscribing to our newsletter using

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The Pondcast, Episode 21

Hanging Ten

John and Tony bring you the The Pondcast, Episode 21: Hanging Ten. An audio-only version is also available for download. Visit ThePondcast.com to learn more about the show. Episode 21 is tentatively scheduled for Monday, February 1st at 7PM EDT! You can receive reminders in your email leading up to each episode, along with other blog posts and news by subscribing to our newsletter using

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The Pondcast, Episode 20

Under the Weather

John and Tony bring you the The Pondcast, Episode 20: Under the Weather. An audio-only version is also available for download. Visit ThePondcast.com to learn more about the show. Episode 21 is tentatively scheduled for Monday, January 4th at 7PM EDT! You can receive reminders in your email leading up to each episode, along with other blog posts and news by subscribing to our newsletter

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Adult Gopherus agassizii (Mojave Desert Tortoise)

World Turtle News, 11/05/2015

Federal judge tosses approval of wind energy project in Nevada Mojave Desert Tortoises and Gold Eagles have won at least a small battle for their habitat as a federal judge in Nevada has thrown out the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) approval of Nevada’s largest wind power project. In his ruling, he decided that the Department of the Interiors BLM did not properly evaluate the

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The Pondcast, Episode 19

Summer Trip Recaps

John and Tony bring you the The Pondcast, Episode 19: Summer Trip Recaps. An audio-only version is also available for download. Visit ThePondcast.com to learn more about the show. Episode 20 is tentatively scheduled for Monday, December 7th at 7PM EDT! You can receive reminders in your email leading up to each episode, along with other blog posts and news by subscribing to our newsletter

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