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DONATION PROGRAMS

The TSA supports recovery efforts for the worldÕs most critically endangered turtles, both in captivity and in range countries where they occur. We have ongoing projects or programs in nine Asian countries and southern Mexico and we need your help. Please help us fulfill our promise of zero turtle extinctions in the 21st century. Support the TSA!

General Donation
General Fund Donations help support conservation programs worldwide. Donations for TSA to apply to areas that are deemed most needed.

Yangtze Giant Softshell Turtle
The TSA and WCS are mounting a last ditch effort to save Rafetus swinhoei from extinction. Phase 1 - getting the last two specimens in China together for captive breeding - cost over $25,000. Phase II - bringing incubators and technical training to ensure successful egg incubation - will be costly as well. Please help save this magnificent creature with a donation to the TSA

TSA 6th Annual Conference
The Turtle Survival Alliance (TSA) is pleased to announce their 6th Annual Conference, September 2008, in Tucson, Arizona.

India
The TSA is developing a comprehensive conservation program for India’s freshwater turtles and tortoises, based at the Madras Crocodile Bank Trust (MCBT) in Chennai. This program will build on an infrastructure of existing facilities coupled with logistical support and knowledge of the MCBT staff.

TSA Scholarship Program
These funds provide support for the TSA's new training program that brings staff from our range country programs to the U.S. for a Summer internship. Students will receive intensive training in turtle field research techniques as well as a broad range of other experiences including captive husbandry, veterinary treatment and museum techniques.

Myanmar
The TSA, in conjunction with our partner WCS, is implementing recovery programs for two critically endangered endemic species, the Burmese roofed turtle and the Burmese star tortoise. Captive breeding and headstart programs are critical to the survival of both, and the TSA is building new facilities and expanding management capacity throughout the country. Other targeted species include the Arakan forest turtle and the Asian mountain tortoise.

Madagascar
The TSA is supporting the recovery program for the world’s most critically endangered tortoise, the ploughshare of Angonoka, by providing assistance to the captive program at Amphijora and establishing monitoring camps to protect the few remaining wild populations against poachers.