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Happy Hicatee Month! Meet the Central American River Turtle The Central American River Turtle is the largest freshwater turtle in Central America, growing up to...

The Picturesque Picturata These turtles live in dense wet forests and are omnivores, feeding on a variety of plant and animal matter. They can be...

The Turtle Survival Center becomes a hub for knowledge, experience, and collaboration for first-ever “Turtle School.” By Chelsea Rinn This fall, Turtle Survival Alliance hosted...

Meet the Majestic Manouria The Asian Giant Tortoise (Manouria emys phayrei) is the largest tortoise in Asia, growing up to 61 cm (24 in) in...

The Plight of the Captivating Painted Terrapin The Painted Terrapin gets its name from the bright coloration males exhibit during breeding season. In fact, Painted...

Highlighting the Success Story of the Burmese Star Tortoise In Myanmar, in the late 1990s, the Burmese Star Tortoise was on the brink of extinction....

Spotlight on a native species in need If you live in the eastern United States, you may come across one of these brightly colored box...

Small but Mighty: Meet the McCord’s Box Turtle The McCord’s Box Turtle is considered by the Turtle Conservation Coalition to be one of the top...

Newest Turtle Survival Alliance-North American Freshwater Turtle Research Group initiative seeks to elucidate the spatial ecology of Bog Turtles in New Jersey by Jordan Gray Bog...

Charleston, South Carolina (July 19, 2023) – The Turtle Survival Alliance Foundation announced today that Marc Dupuis-Desormeaux, a well-regarded conservation biologist, has been named President...

An Iconic Malagasy Species: The Radiated Tortoise The Radiated Tortoise gets its name from the yellow lines radiating out from a central point on each...

Protecting the largest known population of the Giant South American River Turtle by Germán Forero-Medina, Camila Ferrara, Enrique Domic-Rivadeneira, and Guido Miranda Reaching Ecovale’s field...