Articles

Recent Acquisition of Northern Spider Tortoises

On the captive management side of things, the TSA is pleased to announce the recent acquisition of 9.12 Northern spider tortoises (Pyxis a. brygooi) from a private breeder.  This nearly...
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Preliminary results of community based monitoring of the Radiated Tortoise at Lavavolo Classified Forest, Madagascar

The radiated tortoise (Astrochelys radiata) inhabits the dry spiny forests of southern and southwestern Madagascar.  Regarded as a flagship species of the region, the existence of A. radiata is threatened...
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The Sunderban Batagur

After obtaining a six-month permit from the West Bengal state forestry department, we began our conservation efforts for the critically endangered river terrapin, Batagur baska.  The recent phylogenetic work by...
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TSA Members Raise Funds for Madagascar

TSA members are beginning to come up with innovative ways to generate funds for TSA‚Äôs Madagascar program.  Lisa Weiss is offering some of here 2009-hatched Furrowed wood turtles (Rhinoclemmys areolata)...
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TSA Africa is Born

The African division of the Turtle Survival Alliance has been created and is based in Senegal, a small country in West Africa. The chairman of the group is Tomas Diagne,...
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The Slow and Steady Conservation of the Asian Giant Tortoises

After three years of effort, the Creative Conservation Alliance and Bangladesh Forest Department, in partnership with the Turtle Survival Alliance, Prokriti O Jibon Foundation, Future for Nature, and IUCN Tortoise...
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