Articles

Stocking up on School Supplies

by Heather Lowe Rick Hudson (TSA President) is currently traveling in Madagascar with TSA Members Christina Castellano (The Orianne Society) and Michael Ogle (Knoxville Zoo). Part of their mission is to...
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Searching for the Burmese Roofed Turtle

by¬†Steve and Kalyar Platt¬† The TSA/WCS Myanmar Program Turtle Team returned this week from a two month expedition up the Chindwin River in northwestern Myanmar.  Access to this region by...
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TSA Conducts Tortoise Husbandry Workshops in Madagascar

by Rick Hudson  In response to the growing number of tortoise confiscations in Madagascar, and a lack of trained tortoise-care personnel and dedicated facilities, the TSA recently conducted two husbandry training...
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New TSA Captive Breeding Facility

by Heather Lowe  In response to the magnitude of the turtle extinction crisis, the TSA was founded on the belief that some critically endangered species would not survive without long-term captive...
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569 Radiated Tortoises seized at Airport in Madagascar

by Herilala Randriamahazo and Heather Lowe  On October 10, two Asian passengers on an Air Madagascar flight to Bangkok, Thailand and Guangzhou, China were arrested at Ivato International Airport after attempting...
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'Tanintharyi Four' Arrive in Yangon

by¬†Steve and Kalyar Platt¬† Four adult (two males and two females) Asian Brown Tortoises (Manouria emys) arrived at the Yangon airport on Thursday, June 28, ultimately destined for an assurance colony...
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