Issue 6
The sixth issue of The Tortoise is here! The 10 feature articles span the globe, from Milla Jovovich's backyard to Doug Aitken’s latest art installation under the Pacific Ocean to multimillionaire turtle collectors in China. This issue of The Tortoise Magazine will be sure to captivate conservationists, art enthusiasts, and world travelers alike.
New Tortoise Enclosure
PHOTO CAPTION: Armando Jimenez and Angel Reyes with two young Bolson Tortoises.
The latest guests to check in to our Southern California Conservation Center, three young Bolson Tortoises (Gopherus flavomarginatus), are adjusting to life inside of their expansive, new environment. These tortoises came to the Turtle Conservancy last month from a robust assurance colony at Ted Turner's Armendaris Ranch in New Mexico. The Turtle Conservancy and Turner Endangered Species Fund are collaborating on a trans-national effort to protect this tortoise from extinction, which will include reintroducing the species in key locations of its former range in the United States.
In the Field: Mexico
Ted Turner's Team Makes History
News from the Front
Recent Hatchlings
The month of April at the Turtle Conservancy’s Conservation Center has been full of babies! The Critically Endangered species include Burmese Star Tortoises, Pancake Tortoises, Roti Island Snake-necked Turtles and a Golden Coin Turtle. We also hatched two amazing and tiny Parrot-beaked Tortoises. This incredible little tortoise is one of the smallest tortoises on the planet and it is also one of the four chelonian species that reside on our Geometric Tortoise Preserve in South Africa.
News from the Front
Partnering in Peru
A New Face of Conservation for Desert Tortoises
Glenn O'Brien
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.
