August has been a productive month for the TC's southern California Conservation Center. Two interns, Simon R. from France and Noah Rodrigues from New Jersey, joined the TC Team. Simon is currently studying political science at Sciences Po in Paris and has been fascinated by turtles since childhood. He will be working at the center for the next three months gaining experience in the politics of conservation. Noah, son of TC co-founder Maurice Rodrigues, lasted only three weeks as a turtle keeper and has returned home to begin his high school career.