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Turtles In Trouble

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The plight of the planet's tortoises and turtles -- creatures that have roamed the Earth for 220 million years -- has never been greater, according to the newly released report "Turtles in Trouble: Top 25+ Endangered Tortoises and Freshwater Turtles ."  It shows the world's 25 most endangered tortoises and freshwater turtles will become extinct in the next few decades without concerted conservation efforts.

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Terms:Annam Leaf Turtle (Mauremys annamensis), Arakan Forest Turtle (Heosemys depressa), Black Softshell Turtle (Nilssonia nigricans), Burmese Roof Turtle (Batagur trivittata), Burmese Star Tortoise (Geochelone platynota), Cantor's Giant Softshell Turtle (Pelochelys cantori), Central American River Turtle (Dermatemys mawii), Egyptian Tortoise (Testudo kleinmanni), Flat-tail Tortoise (Pyxis planicauda), Flowerback Box Turtle (Cuora galbinifrons), Indian Narrow-headed Softshell Turtle (Chitra indica), Indian Red-Crowned Roof Turtle (Batagur kachuga), Indochinese Box Turtle (Cuora bouretti), McCord's Box Turtle (Cuora mccordi), Mountain Tortoise (Manouria emys), Myanmar Narrow-headed Softshell Turtle (Chitra vandijki), Northern River Terrapin (Batagur baska), Painted Terrapin (Batagur borneoensis), Peacock Softshell Turtles (Nilssonia formosa), Philippine Forest Turtle (Siebenrockiella leytensis), Ploughshare Tortoise (Astrochelys yniphora), Radiated Tortoise (Astrochelys radiata), Roti Island Snakeneck Turtle (Chelodina mccordi), Southeast Asian Narrow-headed Softshell Turtle (Chitra chitra), Southern River Terrapin (Batagur affinis), Spider Tortoise (Pyxis arachnoides), Sulawesi Forest Turtle (Leucocephalon yuwonoi), Three-striped Box Turtle (Cuora trifasciata), Yangtze Giant Softshell Turtle (Rafetus swinhoei), Yellow-headed Box Turtle (Cuora aurocapitata)
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Malagasy Tortoise Coordinator Hired

herilalaWe are pleased to announce that the TSA has hired Herilala Randriamahazo, a long – time tortoise conservation biologist, as our full-time Malagasy Tortoise Conservation Coordinator.

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Terms:Flat-tail Tortoise (Pyxis planicauda), Madagascar, Ploughshare Tortoise (Astrochelys yniphora), Radiated Tortoise (Astrochelys radiata), Spider Tortoise (Pyxis arachnoides)
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Breeding Research project EHAP: Exchanging Experiences on Keeping and Breeding the Madagascar flat-tailed tortoise

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 Madagascar flat-tailed tortoise (Pyxis planicauda). Husbandry of this species is not well documented or understood, as until recently, this species has rarely been kept outside of Madagascar. This project seeks to develop and document techniques which can be used to successfully keep and breed this species.

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Terms:Flat-tail Tortoise (Pyxis planicauda), TSA Europe
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