Category: Turtles & Tortoises Information & News
Bog Turtle Under Consideration For Endangered Species Act Protections
The Northern bog turtle was protected in 1997 but the Southern bog turtle was not. [...]
Gopher Tortoises In Eastern Part Of Range Not Qualified For ESA Listing
Head start programs may improve gopher tortoise populations in the future. [...]
Indian Narrow-Headed Softshell Turtles Hatch At San Diego Zoo
The zoo has had three turtles in their care for 20 years and this past summer, 41 turtles hatched at the facility. [...]
USARK Florida Proposes Captive Breeding of Diamondback Terrapins
USARK FL has sent its proposal to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, which may rule on the proposal. [...]
Eastern Box Turtle May Be Listed As Threatened By Michigan DNR
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is looking at potentially changing the state’s endangered and threatened species list and is seeking inpu [...]
Burmese Star Tortoise Population In Yangon Up By 2,072
Thanks to captive breeding, the population of the critically endangered species in the country’s Shwesettaw Wildlife Sanctuary has increased to 2,072 [...]
Florida FWC Seeks Input On Gopher Tortoise Permitting Guidelines
The gopher tortoise is a federally endangered species that is listed as vulnerable by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. [...]
1st in 75 Years, Kemp’s Ridley Sea Turtles Hatch On Louisiana’s Chandeleur Islands
Kemp’s ridley sea turtle hatchlings have been seen on Lousiana’s Chandeleur Islands, marking the first time in 75 years the reptile has been observed [...]
Leucistic Loggerhead Sea Turtle Hatchling Found In Cape Hatteras
The turtle has some pigmentation and its eyes are brown, rather than the red that is seen in albino animals. [...]
Sulcata Tortoise Stops Train Service In England
The tortoise was found to have been clipped by a train, which caused damage to its shell but he is ok. [...]
Salmonella Sickens 15 People in 11 States Due to Undersized Turtle Purchases, CDC Says
Those considering the purchase of a turtle should do so from a reputable pet store or turtle breeder and not from street or swap meet vendors or othe [...]
200 Arizona Desert Tortoises Need Homes
Most of the Sonoran desert tortoises were seized by folks who were illegally breeding them. [...]
Conservancy of Southwest Florida Celebrates 40 Years Of Sea Turtle Research
The conservancy has documented around 8,200 nests in 40 years and has assisted more than 380,000 sea turtle hatchlings to get to their ocean homes. [...]
3-Legged Ploughshare Tortoise Rescued From Smugglers Makes Home At UK’s Chester Zoo
Hope was discovered in a suitcase in Hong Kong with 56 other endangered tortoises in 2019. [...]
66-Million-Year-Old Smooth-Shelled Turtle Fossil Discovered In Canada
Leiochelys tokaryki, is a nearly complete skeleton that existed during the Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) period. [...]
Saving Sea Turtles At Florida’s Loggerhead Marinelife Center
Sea turtles are seen as strong, brave, guardians of the Earth, but their tough shells and patient ways are fragile in the reality of the world. [...]
Fernandina Giant Tortoise Confirmed to Be New Species
Fern has now been confirmed, nearly four years later, as the only known living species of Chelonoidis phantastica [...]
Zoo Atlanta Hatches Critically Endangered Bog Turtle
The bog turtle is listed as a critically endangered species by the IUCN. [...]
Albino Galapagos Tortoise Hatches At Switzerland’s Tropiquarium of Servion
The albino hatchling was joined by a normal sibling, which is black in coloration [...]
Give Turtles A Break On World Turtle Day, New York DEC Says
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation hopes awareness will help turtles safely cross the roads to their nesting grounds. [...]
Virginia Living Museum’s Two-Headed Turtle Dies
The two-headed turtle was rescued in Suffolk, Virginia two years ago and was brought to the museum as a hatchling. [...]
Turtle Haulout Built In Baltimore Harbor
The National Aquarium in Baltimore, along with Waterfront Partnership, National Aquarium, Clearwater Mills, LLC and Living Classroom Foundations creat [...]
Giant Malaysian Turtle Surrendered To Wisconsin Animal Rescue
“Our ultimate goal is to get him placed in a breeding program with an accredited facility so we can keep his species from going extinct." [...]
Six Western Swamp Tortoises Hatched At Australia’s Adelaide Zoo
Threats to the Western swamp tortoise include land clearing for agriculture, pesticide and fertilizer use, housing development and fire. [...]
