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By Jordan Gray and Joko Guntoro Each December, following the annual commencement of monsoon season in northern Sumatra, Joko Guntoro leads teams from the Satucita...

Asian Giant Softshell Turtle (Pelochelys cantorii)

Countries of Origin: Bangladesh, Brunei, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore (extirpated), Thailand, Vietnam

IUCN Status: Critically Endangered

Habitat: Rivers, estuaries, coastal brackish and marine waters, and lakes

Size: ≤ 100 cm (~39 in.) carapace length

Who: Tabitha Hootman What: North American Freshwater Turtle Research Group, North Florida Program Leader Where: Jacksonville, Florida Tabitha, you were recently named as the North...

On Saturday, December 25th, our TSA India Program gave the gift of freedom to 259 freshwater turtles- rewilding them to the Gomti and Sarju rivers...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT:Nicolle Gómez RaceyColumbus Zoo and AquariumVice President, Communications and MarketingOffice: 614-645-3411Cell: [email protected] Jen FieldsColumbus Zoo and AquariumDirector of CommunicationsOffice: 614-645-3579Cell: [email protected] Avery...

Ping-ringed Tent Turtle (Pangshura tentoria circumdata) Countries of Origin: India, Nepal IUCN Status: Least Concern Habitat: Large to small rivers of northern India and southern...

Shailendra Singh, the India programme director at Turtle Survival Alliance (TSA), is one of India’s foremost wildlife warriors. His incredible conservation work has resulted in...

After the release of the report, conservationists and teams of the TSA were set on a single mission: To find and rescue Batagur baska! In...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASECONTACT: TINA ROLEN, ZOO [email protected]/865.919.1240 RICK HUDSON, TURTLE SURVIVAL [email protected] /817.343.7380 Knoxville, Tenn. (March 3, 2020), Zoo Knoxville and the Turtle Survival Alliance...