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Back in China – 2010
by Dr. Gerald Kuchling on April 21, 2010 Dr. Gerald Kuchling recently sent in this update from the Suzhou Zoo in China, where he has...
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Central American River Turtle Program off…
by Rick Hudson on April 16, 2010 The TSA’s goal to create a sustainable conservation program for one of the world’s most heavily exploited turtles,...
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Chelonian Visitor Center opens in Vietnam
The Turtle Survival Aliance is pleased to announce the opening of the Chelonian Visitor Center in Cuc Phuong National Park, Vietnam. The visitor center represents...
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TSA Assisting with Illegal Turtle Shipment…
One of the biggest undertakings the TSA is facing in the coming weeks is one that we couldn’t have planned for – a major confiscation...
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Team TSA in Asia, August/September 2009
This report is the second to chronicle the daily activities of a TSA team’s visit to four countries in Asia ‚Äì Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia and...
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Close Call for the World’s Last…
Torrential monsoon rains caused rivers to spill over their banks and brought water in lakes and reservoirs to capacity throughout northern Vietnam. It was mid-November...
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Ground breaking procedure gives new hope…
by Howard Goldstein, Rick Hudson and Paul Calle On April 7, 2016 Dr. Gerald Kuchling (TSA) performed for the first time that we know of...
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Rafetus swinhoei Update, May 2017
TSA and partners coordinate a third artificial insemination attempt of the Yangtze Giant Softshell Turtle in China By Dr. Gerald Kuchling Semen collection by electro-ejaculation...
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Rafetus Swinhoei Update
It is with great disappointment that TSA must report that the latest attempt to artificially inseminate the last known female Yangtze Giant Softshell Rafetus swinhoei,...
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The Globalization of the Turtle Trade
The Asian turtle crisis, driven largely by market demand from China, has decimated tortoise and freshwater turtle populations throughout Asia in recent decades. When wild...
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Breeding Research project EHAP: Exchanging Experiences…
The goal of Project EHAP is to conduct research on optimal breeding and husbandry conditions as a contribution to the conservation of the critically endangered...
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TSA Programs make an Impact for…
A newly released report by the TSA and fellow turtle conservation organizations, collectively known as the Turtle Conservation Coalition, entitled “Turtles in Trouble: The World’s...
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