Category: Turtles & Tortoises Information & News

UK Scientist Teaches Tortoise To Yawn, Wins IG Nobel Award
Chelonoidis carbonaria used in study on the spatial, visual and social cognition in tortoises [...]

Four Conservation Groups Sue NMFS To Stop Shrimp Trawl Related Sea Turtle Deaths
Groups claim service not doing enough to protect sea turtles [...]
Georgia Sea Turtle Center Releases Rehabilitated Sea Turtles
Three sea turtles with various maladies fixed up and released [...]

Most Popular Pet Turtles
Bonus content from the February 2010 REPTILES magazine article "Waste Not." [...]
Secret Of The Turtle Shell
How did turtles get their shell? [...]

Russian Tortoise Breeding
Bonus content from the May 2010 REPTILES magazine article "From Russia with Love." [...]
Reptile Attractions – The Story Of Testudo
The story of the University of Maryland's Testudo. [...]

Mojave Max
Popular tortoise and educator, Mojave Max, passes at 65. [...]

Baby Turtle Ban Still Buoyant
New legislation for the domestic sale of baby turtles measuring 4 inches or less is dead in the water. [...]

Year Of The Frog
Find out how you can participate in 2008’s Year of the Frog. [...]

Gopher Tortoise May Be Official State Tortoise Of Florida
Florida bill to designate gopher tortoise as official state tortoise. [...]

Two Herps Named In Top Ten Conservation Success Stories Of 2007
Wyoming toad and Kemp's ridley sea turtle named in top ten success stories of 2007. [...]

South Carolina Turtle Ban Proposal
South Carolina legislation would ban eight species of turtle. [...]