This 160-page issue, with over 150 color photos, covers a variety of stories ranging from editorials chronicling the wildlife trade to long-standing conservation programs in the field. The issue is complete with photo essays and interviews on prominent turtle conservationists containing a total of 15 pieces that focus on a number of Threatened and Critically Endangered species from around the globe. From the Mojave Desert where construction of the largest solar plant in the world threatens the Desert Tortoise, to southwestern Australia where the Critically Endangered Western Swamp Turtle struggles to survive amidst human development - this issue covers the most pressing conservation topics facing tortoises and turtles today.