Conservation Projects
The CheloniaCast podcast was created to tackle topics such as the rich science of Chelonian ecology, evolution, husbandry, conservation and discuss our simple love and joy of turtles and herping adventures! We invite a wide range of guests from all turtle-related backgrounds because we strongly believe in helping turtles swim to the ears and hearts of anyone – from every level and type of knowledge/
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In August 2019, the TurtleRoom launched the Home’s Hinge-back Monitoring Project in Côte d’Ivoire, beginning a collaborative effort to better understand and protect a declining african tortoise species. Home’s Hinge-back Tortoise (Kinixys homeana) faces growing threats across it’s native range, and learning more about its habitat needs and behavior is an important step in protecting its future. The project brings together an international team of
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In September 2017, theTurtleRoom began a long term effort to better understand one of Pennsylvania’s most vulnerable freshwater turtles: the North American Wood Turtle (Glyptemys insculpta). Wood Turtles have long faced a growing number of challenges across their range. Habitat loss and fragmentation have reduced the places where they can live, while road mortality and illegal collection continue to threaten populations. Understanding how these turtles
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