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Don't Mess with the Bees in Belize!

by Dr. Thomas Rainwater on May 07, 2010 On April 28, we traveled to Gales Point to survey Southern Lagoon. We met with Kevin Andrewin, a Belizean biologist and conservationist who has been...
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Updates from Belize - Surveys Begin!

by Dr. Thomas Rainwater on April 23, 2010 We‚Äôve been in the field for a week and have surveyed 4 rivers in the south of Belize: the Rio Grande, Golden Stream, Moho River,...
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Team TSA in Asia- September 2009

This report is the third to chronicle the daily activities of a TSA team’s visit to four countries in Asia – Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia and Philippines - to design turtle...
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Team TSA in Madagascar - Part 1

by Rick Hudson on March 18, 2010 Team Madagascar is Rick Hudson (Fort Worth Zoo/TSA), Brian Horne (San Diego Zoo/TSA), Bonnie Raphael, DVM and Berni Leahy (Wildlife Conservation Society).  We are guided by...
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Radiated Tortoises at a Critical Crossroads

Shortly after arriving in the small town of Beloha, word of our arrival spread quickly. Not many “vazas”, a Malagsy term for light skinned foreigners, come to this area of...
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New at the National Zoo: Home’s Hinge-back Tortoises

These animals came to the National Zoo from the Turtle Survival Alliance in South Carolina to participate in the Species Survival Plan. All are around 4 years old. Tortoises take...
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