Articles

TSA Dedicates New School at Antsakoamasy

by¬†Rick Hudson¬† From all over the Androy Region of southern Madagascar, they came:  politicians, local officials, teachers, and of course the children - over 1000 of them. All wanted to be...
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Film Highlights Growing Radiated Tortoise Crisis

by¬†Rick Hudson¬† The TSA, in collaboration with The Orianne Society (TOS), hired noted South Africa-based wildlife film makers Moz Images to cover the rapidly worsening crisis with Madagascar‚Äôs Radiated Tortoise. ...
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New Book Available on Myanmar's Turtles

by Steve Platt  Sitting astride the southern border of China, Myanmar (formerly known as Burma) has been on the frontlines of the battle to save Asia's imperiled chelonian fauna ever since...
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Outreach Event Hosted in Madagascar

by Heather Lowe The TSA team in Madagascar is still waiting on word from the Malagasy Forestry Authority on the legal proceedings surrounding the recent Radiated Tortoise confiscation. In the meantime, they...
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World's Rarest Tortoises Arrive in the US

by Heather Lowe  A special delivery of some of the world’s rarest reptiles has arrived in the Southeastern United States. Eight critically endangered ploughshare tortoises (Astrochelys yniphora), imported by the TSA,...
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Northern River Terrapin Nests in Bangladesh

by Heather Lowe  The TSA has been working in Bangladesh, in collaboration with the NGO CARINAM, the Forest Department and the Vienna Zoo, since 2010 to secure an assurance colony for...
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