Posted by admin on March 26, 2013 · Leave a Comment
Turtle Conservancy’s Senior Conservation Scientist, James Juvik, recently visited Namibia and South Africa, the region of the world with the greatest tortoise diversity (with at least 14 different species).
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Posted by Kaitlyn on January 23, 2013 · 4 Comments
This past year the Turtle Conservancy has continued to make headway with our efforts to protect turtles and tortoises around the world. Work continues in India, Indonesia, Madagascar, Mexico, and South Africa.
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Posted by Kaitlyn on May 2, 2012 · Leave a Comment
This past January, a devastating veld (Dutch word for “field”) fire destroyed much of the last remaining Geometric Tortoise habitat on the Elandsberg Private Nature Reserve, which held the largest population of Geometric Tortoises.
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