The Endangered Species Act might need to add itself to the list
Should kids have pet turtles? Milla Jovovich gives us the answer.
Critically Endangered Turtle Hatches at Turtle Conservancy
Stuart Salenger Creates Radiated Tortoise Assurance Colony
Voices from the Field
Stars Align
Species Highlight
17th Conference of the Parties to CITES
The Turtle Conservancy's director of international conservation programs, Peter Paul van Dijk recently returned from the 17th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES). The conference was held in Johannesburg, South Africa, from September 24th to October 5th.
Recent Hatchlings
Terrapin Nesting Project Update
CITES Meeting: Turtle Conservationists Urge Immediate Action To End Poaching Of Ploughshare Tortoise
Honoring a Great Turtle Man, Dr. Peter Pritchard
Saving a Mountain in Mexico
The Turtle Conservancy has secured 1,000 acres of Tropical Deciduous Forest in southern Sonora, Mexico, for the protection of the newly described Goode’s Thornscrub Tortoise. The habitat of the tortoise will also help save an incredible amount of biodiversity. Over a 4 day bioblitz conducted on the reserve by an international group of researchers, the team captured or observed 28 species of reptiles, 10 amphibians, six fish, two mountain lions and two jaguars.