{"id":8489,"date":"2025-05-14T06:14:16","date_gmt":"2025-05-14T10:14:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/turtlesurvival.org\/?post_type=programs&#038;p=8489"},"modified":"2025-12-02T15:58:50","modified_gmt":"2025-12-02T20:58:50","slug":"south-sudan-uganda","status":"publish","type":"programs","link":"https:\/\/turtlesurvival.org\/programs\/south-sudan-uganda\/","title":{"rendered":"South Sudan | Uganda"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"8489\" class=\"elementor elementor-8489\" data-elementor-post-type=\"programs\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-65111e28 e-con-full e-flex ae-bg-gallery-type-default e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"65111e28\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-19727208 e-con-full e-flex ae-bg-gallery-type-default e-con e-child\" data-id=\"19727208\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;shape_divider_bottom&quot;:&quot;tilt&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shape elementor-shape-bottom\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-negative=\"false\">\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 1000 100\" preserveAspectRatio=\"none\">\n\t<path class=\"elementor-shape-fill\" d=\"M0,6V0h1000v100L0,6z\"\/>\n<\/svg>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e716e43 elementor-widget elementor-widget-ucaddon_uc_slider_image\" data-id=\"6e716e43\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ucaddon_uc_slider_image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<!-- start Slider Gallery -->\n\t\t<link id='unitegallery-css' href='https:\/\/turtlesurvival.org\/wp-content\/plugins\/unlimited-elements-for-elementor-premium\/assets_libraries\/unitegallery\/css\/unite-gallery.css' type='text\/css' rel='stylesheet' >\n\n<style>\/* widget: Slider Gallery *\/\n\n#uc_uc_slider_image_elementor_6e716e43{\n  overflow:hidden;\n}\n\n#uc_uc_slider_image_elementor_6e716e43-wrapper{\n  min-height:1px;\n}\n\n\n\n<\/style>\n\n<div id=\"uc_uc_slider_image_elementor_6e716e43-wrapper\">\n<div id=\"uc_uc_slider_image_elementor_6e716e43\" class=\"uc-items-wrapper  uc-remote-parent \" style=\"display:none; 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The Nubian Flapshell Turtle is one of the most imperiled turtle species in the world and regarded as Critically Endangered.<br \/><br \/>The species was suspected to have quietly gone extinct until it was formally rediscovered by Luiselli\u2019s team in 2017 along the White Nile in South Sudan. Actions in South Sudan focus on protecting the three known nesting beaches on the White Nile, surveying for and documenting poached<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-5a85d80a e-con-full e-flex ae-bg-gallery-type-default e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5a85d80a\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34918dd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"34918dd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>turtles in markets, and community engagement and awareness.<br \/><br \/>Field surveys in 2021 documented for the first time the Nubian Flapshell Turtle\u2019s presence in Northern Uganda. 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In South Sudan objectives to help meet this goal include:<\/p><p class=\"paragraph\">1. Defining the known potential distribution of this species<\/p><p class=\"paragraph\">2. Providing effective protection at the only three known nesting sites used communally by female turtles annually. This effort involves a community-based approach utilizing nest protection and beach monitoring methods<\/p><p class=\"paragraph\">3. Conducting awareness campaigns with local communities and government agencies in order to enhance local protection for this exceedingly rare species<\/p><p class=\"paragraph\">4. Enhancing public and institutional awareness of species status, both in South Sudan and elsewhere, by organizing a technical workshop with international specialists that will function as a consulting technical board, as well as a public outreach platform for the project<\/p><p class=\"paragraph\">5. Creating a protected area for the explicit purpose of assuring a wild sanctuary for the survival of the species.<\/p><p class=\"paragraph\">In Uganda where the species\u2019 inhabitance is highly unknown, we are surveying the White Nile and its marshes just south of the border with South Sudan in an attempt to locate new individuals, better understand the turtles\u2019 distribution, and organizing activities to enhance conservation awareness of the species among local riverside communities.<\/p><p class=\"paragraph\">By detecting individuals, we aim to undertake a study to determine the species population size. 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elementor-element-656c300 elementor-widget elementor-widget-ucaddon_creative_buttons\" data-id=\"656c300\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ucaddon_creative_buttons.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<!-- start Creative Button Hovers -->\n\t\t<link id='uc_ac_assets_file_uc_creative_buttons_css_1970-css' href='https:\/\/turtlesurvival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/ac_assets\/uc_creative_buttons\/uc_creative_buttons.css' type='text\/css' rel='stylesheet' >\n\n<style>\/* widget: Creative Button Hovers *\/\n\n#uc_creative_buttons_elementor_656c300.uc_creative_buttons .uc_button,\n#uc_creative_buttons_elementor_656c300.uc_creative_buttons .uc_button::after,\n#uc_creative_buttons_elementor_656c300 .uc_creative_buttons_icon{\n\ttransition: all 0.3s;\n}\n\n#uc_creative_buttons_elementor_656c300.uc_creative_buttons .uc_button {\n  overflow:hidden;\n}\n\n#uc_creative_buttons_elementor_656c300 .uc_button_wrapper{\n  display: flex;\n  align-items: center;\n  justify-content: center;\n}\n\n<\/style>\n\n\n<div class=\"uc_creative_buttons\" id=\"uc_creative_buttons_elementor_656c300\">\n  <div class=\"container\">\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/turtlesurvival.org\/species\/nubian-flapshell-turtle\/\" class=\"uc_button button-padding uc_btn-5\" >\n                    <span>Read More<\/span>\n          <\/a>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- end Creative Button Hovers -->\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\t    \t<div id=\"uc_ue_listing_grid_elementor_5f2d3164_empty_message\" class=\"ue-no-posts-found\"  style=\"display:none\" >No posts found<\/div>\n\t\n\n<!-- end Loop Grid -->\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-520df32c e-flex e-con-boxed ae-bg-gallery-type-default e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"520df32c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-79980c5f e-con-full e-flex ae-bg-gallery-type-default e-con e-child\" data-id=\"79980c5f\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-2856b880 e-con-full e-flex ae-bg-gallery-type-default e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2856b880\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28d0ebdb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"28d0ebdb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Want to Help?<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-79f8d799 e-con-full e-flex ae-bg-gallery-type-default e-con e-child\" data-id=\"79f8d799\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4bbd3767 elementor-widget-laptop__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4bbd3767\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Support<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e1acf10 elementor-absolute elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4e1acf10\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"144\" height=\"145\" src=\"https:\/\/turtlesurvival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/tsa.svg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-7556\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5692fcb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5692fcb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tYour generosity will help us protect threatened species today.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-5f7ce57d e-con-full e-flex ae-bg-gallery-type-default e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5f7ce57d\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37bd2c9 stax-condition-yes stax-date_time_enabled-yes stax-geo_location_enabled-error stax-woocommerce_users_enabled-error stax-edd_users_enabled-error elementor-widget elementor-widget-ucaddon_creative_buttons\" 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target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>\n                    <span>Give Today<\/span>\n          <\/a>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- end Creative Button Hovers -->\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-54bc9347 e-flex e-con-boxed ae-bg-gallery-type-default e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"54bc9347\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ff5fd11 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1ff5fd11\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Kenya<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-136d3a30 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"136d3a30\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Lead Partners and Supporters<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f8d94f5 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"1f8d94f5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72e1b451 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"72e1b451\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n<span 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