Florida

New Conservation Partnership

New Conservation Partnership

We have developed a new partnership with the Santa Fe River Turtle Project (SFRTP) in northern Florida. The SFRTP is a collaborative effort by scientists, students, and citizens to learn about the turtles inhabiting the Santa Fe River and to promote conservation of the entire Santa Fe River ecosystem. Since 2004 the project has examined, measured, marked, and released more than 10,000 turtles. Over 250 students and citizens have participated in this project during the past 18 years...

Dr. Peter C.H. Pritchard

Dr. Peter C.H. Pritchard

Today we honor the memory of Peter C.H. Pritchard, an iconic giant in our community—one of the founding fathers of turtle and tortoise conservation, who passed away February 25 at the age of 76 after a long illness. We are deeply saddened to say goodbye to Peter, who was a close colleague and trusted friend to us at the Turtle Conservancy, and a hero and longtime inspiration to all of us…