From August 3–6, 2026, we, the Turtle Survival Alliance, together with our annual cohost, the IUCN SSC Tortoise and Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group, and this year’s host partner, the Guadalajara Zo...

By the Co-Chairs and Vice-Chairs of the Behler / Pritchard Turtle Conservation Award Committee (BPAC), Anders G.J. Rhodin, Rick Hudson, Vivian Páez, Peter Paul van Dijk, and Andrew Walde Belher Turtle...

At the 24th Annual Symposium on the Conservation and Biology of Tortoises and Freshwater Turtles, held in Guadalajara, Mexico, and hosted by Turtle Survival Alliance, the IUCN SSC Tortoise and Freshwa...

Each year, World Turtle Day® offers an opportunity to celebrate and protect one of the planet’s most ancient and vulnerable groups of animals. We and our conservation partners celebrate around the wor...

For over 15 years, Turtle Survival Alliance, AZA's SAFE Radiated Tortoise program, zoos, aquariums, non-profits, and communities have fought to save the species.

Turtle Survival Alliance’s Turtle Month is celebrated in May, including a global celebration on World Turtle Day®, May 23. We invite you to join us in this annual, month-long celebration of turtles an...

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From the rivers of Colombia to the jungles of Belize and the mountains of Mexico, join us on May 16th at 11:00 AM with five conservation leaders as they explore the remarkable diversity of turtle and ...

Turtle Survival Alliance’s Turtle Month is celebrated in May, including a global celebration on World Turtle Day®, May 23. We invite you to join us in this annual, month-long celebration of turtles an...

A group of volunteers, led by Dr. Lesley Mailler and Jordan Gray, rescued five box turtles from a wooded patch of land on Tybee Island before heavy equipment was scheduled to remove the top layer of s...

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Join The Explorers Club on March 30 for an in-person lecture with Turtle Survival Alliance CEO & President Marc Dupuis-Desormeaux as he shares the remarkable story behind efforts to save one of the wo...

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February 24, 2026 Lavavolo, Madagascar Seven years ago, the Lavavolo Tortoise Center (LTC) was born out of necessity— built from the ground up to rehabilitate and protect 17,000 tortoises rescued from...

The Chelonian Keeper I provides animal husbandry, horticulture, and general maintenance at the Turtle Survival Center (TSC) in South Carolina. TSC is part of the Turtle Survival Alliance, a global con...

For Immediate Release February 9, 2026 CONTACT: Jordan Gray, Turtle Survival Alliance, (912) 659-0978, jgray@turtlesurvival.org Antananarivo, Madagascar – Turtle Survival Alliance (TSA) proudly announ...

Join us in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina on March 28th for the 2026 Cooper River Bridge Run in our Race For the Turtles®! The Turtle Survival Alliance (TSA) team is taking on the Cooper River Bridge ...

25 Year Celebration of the Ideology of Turtle Survival Alliance At the turn of the 21st century, turtles were disappearing at a rate few people fully understood. Tortoises that descended from forests ...

Turtle Survival Alliance is a global conservation organization that works to create a planet where tortoises and freshwater turtles can thrive in the wild. Our science-based initiatives are directed b...