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TSA's 10 Ways YOU Can Help Turtles on World Turtle Day®!

1. Help a turtle cross the road! Nesting season has begun and turtles will likely be crossing a road near you. Safely move the turtle to the other side of...
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Largest freshwater turtle nears extinction—but this scientist isn't giving up. The death of the last known female Yangtze giant softshell turtle has pushed scientists to search for wild specimens in China and Vietnam.

“But this year was different,” says Rick Hudson, President of the Board of the Turtle Survival Alliance. “We got the best semen sample we’ve ever gotten. We got the semen...
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Why don’t we weep for turtles? They are disappearing before our eyes. Dr. Brian Horne, WCS

“Many of my fellow conservationists’ posts joined the backlash against the billionaires who donated hundreds of millions to Notre Dame’s restoration nearly overnight while the search for another female Yangtze...
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After Major Poaching Bust in Madagascar, N.H. 'Turtle Artist' Swings into Action

(Editor's note: we highly recommend listening to this story.)   "The Turtle Survival Alliance invited Matt Patterson to Madagascar to help study potential places in the wild where they can release...
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Unlocking the Key to Diapause Increases Hatching Success for the Crowned River Turtle

Photo credit: Arunima Singh By Arunima Singh, Shailendra Singh, Rishika Dubla, and Jordan Gray A total of 68 hatchling Crowned River Turtles (Hardella thurjii) recently hatched at the Kukrail Gharial...
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Another 46 Burmese Roofed Turtle hatchlings arrived just in time for World Turtle Day®!

Not only is it #WorldTurtleDay ® , but we're also celebrating the arrival of another 46 Burmese Roofed Turtle babies. This is a great success for this Critically Endangered species...
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