Posted by Paul on May 23, 2013 · Leave a Comment
Several interesting hatches this month; Jim Buskirk visited the BCC; Patagonia funded the purchase of a new diagnostic ultrasound machine
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Posted by Kaitlyn on May 23, 2013 · Leave a Comment
Happy World Turtle Day 2013
Posted by Ross on May 23, 2013 · Leave a Comment
Last week Turtle Conservancy Chief Scientist Ross Kiester accompanied Dr. Liz Willey, post-doctoral research associate at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, on her fieldwork monitoring the status of Blanding’s Turtle in eastern Massachusetts.
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Posted by admin on May 23, 2013 · Leave a Comment
There are only a few hundred adult Ploughshare Tortoises left in the wild, occupying a tiny geographic area less than 1/10th the size of Manhattan. These minuscule numbers and the intense demand from the illegal wildlife trade, make the Ploughshare the most endangered tortoise in the world. Turtle Conservancy sponsored PhD student, Andrea Currylow, recently visited the Baly Bay region of Madagascar to study and assess the remaining wild Ploughshare Tortoises.
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Posted by Kaitlyn on April 29, 2013 · Leave a Comment
News from Thailand regarding the Ploughshare Tortoises that were recently confiscated.
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Posted by admin on April 23, 2013 · Leave a Comment
We are thrilled to announce that Turtle Conservancy has been selected as a featured charity partner on CharitySub.org!
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Posted by admin on March 26, 2013 · Leave a Comment
We have a new Collection Manager + new hatchlings!
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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 admin on February 15, 2013 · Leave a Comment
Last week, five Critically Endangered Golden Coin Turtles made their way from the Turtle Conservancy’s renowned captive-breeding facility in California to the species’ native Hong Kong.
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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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