Articles

Successful Surveys in Belize

by Dr. Thomas Rainwater on May 12, 2010 Early on May 2, we met the fisherman and boat driver (also a respected turtle hunter) by the river at St. Paul Bank for the...
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Dermatemys Surveys Continue in Belize

by Dr. Thomas Rainwater on April 29, 2010 On April 23rd, we conducted a spotlight survey of ~ 16 km of the Sittee River just south of Dangriga.  The locals there say turtles...
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Legendary Turtle Dies in Vietnam

By Rick Hudson The Turtle Survival Alliance has confirmed that one of the world's four known remaining Yangtze Giant Softshell Turtles (Rafetus swinhoei), has died in Vietnam. This turtle –...
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Malagasy Tortoise Coordinator Hired

We are pleased to announce that the TSA has hired Herilala Randriamahazo, a long – time tortoise conservation biologist, as our full-time Malagasy Tortoise Conservation Coordinator. He started on September 1...
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Disappointing Dermatemys Surveys

by Thomas Rainwater on May 22, 2010 On May 7th, we traveled back to Gales Point to survey Northern Lagoon.  As is the case with Southern Lagoon, local biologist Kevin Andrewin and others...
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Hard Work in Belize

by Dr. Thomas Rainwater on May 12, 2010 On April 30, we set out to survey Cook's Lagoon, Cook's Creek, and Mussel Creek in central Belize.  These are areas that Don Moll surveyed...
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