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World Turtle Day® - #23DaysOfTurtles

World Turtle Day®, established by American Tortoise Rescue in 2000, is now observed by the turtle conservation community around the globe each year on May 23rd. On this day, we...
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Gearing up for Rafetus 2011

by¬†E. H. King¬† Editor's Note: With both the male and female Rafetus up and basking, the 2011 breeding season is upon us and all those involved are gearing up for this year‚Äôs...
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Year of the Turtle Celebration in Bangladesh

by¬†Heather Lowe The Center for Advanced Research in Natural Resource and Management (CARINAM), the TSA‚Äôs partner on the Batagur baska project in Bangladesh, recently celebrated the Year of the Turtle with an event...
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Central American River Turtle Facility Near Completion

by Heather Lowe  Last year (2010), the Turtle Survival Alliance (TSA) conducted a country-wide survey in Belize to assess the current conservation status of Dermatemys in what is believed to be...
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Asian Box Turtle Workshop Hosted in China

by¬†Heather Lowe¬† The Asian box turtle Genus Cuora consists of 13 species, all of which have one thing in common, they are at very high risk of extinction. All but one of...
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Turtle Behavior - More Than Just Basking

by Emily King  When people ask me what I do on day to day basis, they’re often surprised to hear that a lot of it is purely observational. I am by...
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