{"id":9059,"date":"2025-07-18T05:13:23","date_gmt":"2025-07-18T09:13:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/turtlesurvival.org\/?page_id=9059"},"modified":"2025-08-01T11:32:00","modified_gmt":"2025-08-01T15:32:00","slug":"turtles-in-trouble","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/turtlesurvival.org\/turtles-in-trouble\/","title":{"rendered":"Turtles in Trouble"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"9059\" class=\"elementor elementor-9059\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-57c0297 e-con-full e-flex ae-bg-gallery-type-default e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"57c0297\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-25a4d24 e-con-full e-flex ae-bg-gallery-type-default e-con e-child\" data-id=\"25a4d24\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;shape_divider_bottom&quot;:&quot;tilt&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&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>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-05490b6 e-flex e-con-boxed ae-bg-gallery-type-default e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"05490b6\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-72e8d12 e-con-full e-flex ae-bg-gallery-type-default e-con e-child\" data-id=\"72e8d12\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-69537e3 e-con-full e-flex ae-bg-gallery-type-default e-con e-child\" data-id=\"69537e3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a5c56f7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a5c56f7\" 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\">Turtles in Trouble<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cca8400 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cca8400\" 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\">The World\u2019s Most Endangered Tortoises and Freshwater Turtles<\/h2>\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-f44cd73 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f44cd73\" 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\">The latest edition of <em>Turtles in Trouble<\/em> is here.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-acfef72 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"acfef72\" 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<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-5cd7ba0 e-con-full e-flex ae-bg-gallery-type-default e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5cd7ba0\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-b1fc808 e-con-full e-flex ae-bg-gallery-type-default e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b1fc808\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f55934 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4f55934\" 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><strong><em>\u201cImpacting 43 of the 66 species featured in Turtles in Trouble, Turtle Survival Alliance has focused on protecting the world&#8217;s most endangered turtles. This document solidifies TSA\u2018s reputation as the most effective turtle conservation organization in the world and one truly deserving of your support.\u201d<br \/><\/em><\/strong><br \/><strong>\u2014 Rick Hudson, President Emeritus, Turtle Survival Alliance<\/strong><\/p><p>Published by the Turtle Conservation Coalition*, <em>Turtles in Trouble<\/em> is a global report spotlighting the world\u2019s most endangered tortoises and freshwater turtles. Last released in 2018, this 2025 issue serves as a powerful call to action, drawing urgent attention to species on the brink of extinction.<\/p><p>This report identifies the most threatened species and amplifies their stories, reminding us what\u2019s at stake if we fail to act. TSA is tirelessly working towards zero turtle extinctions, positively impacting 43 of the 66 species highlighted in this latest report.<\/p><p>Help us turn awareness into action.<\/p><p>Read the report. Share it. And join the movement by making a donation today to ensure a brighter future for turtles.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e02fe8e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e02fe8e\" 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>*Turtle Conservation Coalition: IUCN SSC Tortoise and Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group, Turtle Conservancy, Turtle Survival Alliance, Turtle Conservation Fund, Re:wild, and Chelonian Research Foundation<\/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\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-8c9d013 e-con-full e-flex ae-bg-gallery-type-default e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8c9d013\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-d3a3dd4 e-con-full e-flex 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This colony represents one of only two captive populations of this critically endangered species in the country. The first successful hatching within our assurance colony occurred in 2020. Photo by Sheena Koeth\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6OTA3MSwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3R1cnRsZXN1cnZpdmFsLm9yZ1wvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNVwvMDdcL0FzdHJvY2hlbHlzLXluaXBob3JhLVNoZWVuYS1Lb2V0aC5qcGciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiJmNjBmZWI2In0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/turtlesurvival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Astrochelys-yniphora-Sheena-Koeth.jpg\" data-width=\"1139\" data-height=\"1080\" aria-label=\"Ploughshare Tortoise (Astrochelys yniphora)\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPloughshare Tortoise (<em>Astrochelys yniphora<\/em>)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTurtle Survival Alliance manages a colony of Ploughshare Tortoises in Madagascar, composed of adults and juveniles confiscated from the illegal trade. This colony represents one of only two captive populations of this critically endangered species in the country. The first successful hatching within our assurance colony occurred in 2020. Photo by Sheena Koeth\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/turtlesurvival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Astrochelys-radiata-Lance-Paden.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"f60feb6\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Turtle Survival Alliance manages over 25,000 Radiated Tortoises rescued from illegal trade in Madagascar. Through our Confiscation to Reintroduction Strategy, we released the first 1,000 into a community-protected forest in 2021 and have since returned several thousand more, with an ambitious goal to release 20,000 within the next five years. Photo by Lance Paden\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6OTA3MCwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3R1cnRsZXN1cnZpdmFsLm9yZ1wvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNVwvMDdcL0FzdHJvY2hlbHlzLXJhZGlhdGEtTGFuY2UtUGFkZW4uanBnIiwic2xpZGVzaG93IjoiZjYwZmViNiJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/turtlesurvival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Astrochelys-radiata-Lance-Paden.jpg\" data-width=\"1920\" data-height=\"1080\" aria-label=\"Radiated Tortoise (Astrochelys radiata)\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRadiated Tortoise (<em>Astrochelys radiata<\/em>)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTurtle Survival Alliance manages over 25,000 Radiated Tortoises rescued from illegal trade in Madagascar. Through our Confiscation to Reintroduction Strategy, we released the first 1,000 into a community-protected forest in 2021 and have since returned several thousand more, with an ambitious goal to release 20,000 within the next five years. Photo by Lance Paden\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/turtlesurvival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Batagur-affinis-Phun-Thorn.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"f60feb6\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Turtle Survival Alliance has partnered with WCS Cambodia since 2006 and supported ACCB since 2022 to save the Southern River Terrapin in Cambodia through actions including nest patrols, headstarting, assurance colonies, captive breeding, and releases. In 2023, TSA expanded efforts to Malaysia with Turtle Conservation Society, advancing nest protection, hatchling releases, and community engagement. Photo by Phun Thorn\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6OTA2OSwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3R1cnRsZXN1cnZpdmFsLm9yZ1wvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNVwvMDdcL0JhdGFndXItYWZmaW5pcy1QaHVuLVRob3JuLmpwZyIsInNsaWRlc2hvdyI6ImY2MGZlYjYifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/turtlesurvival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Batagur-affinis-Phun-Thorn.jpg\" data-width=\"1620\" data-height=\"1080\" aria-label=\"Southern River Terrapin (Batagur affinis)\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSouthern River Terrapin (<em>Batagur affinis<\/em>)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTurtle Survival Alliance has partnered with WCS Cambodia since 2006 and supported ACCB since 2022 to save the Southern River Terrapin in Cambodia through actions including nest patrols, headstarting, assurance colonies, captive breeding, and releases. In 2023, TSA expanded efforts to Malaysia with Turtle Conservation Society, advancing nest protection, hatchling releases, and community engagement. Photo by Phun Thorn\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/turtlesurvival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Batagur-borneoensis-1.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"f60feb6\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Turtle Survival Alliance supports Painted Terrapin conservation across their range, partnering with SatuCita Foundation in Sumatra since 2009 on community engagement, river surveys, nest patrols, and egg protection\u2014efforts that have resulted in thousands of hatchlings released. In 2023, TSA began supporting Turtle Conservation Society of Malaysia, and in 2024, expanded efforts with PULIHARA to protect this imperiled species. Photo by Joko Guntoro\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6OTA3MywidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3R1cnRsZXN1cnZpdmFsLm9yZ1wvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNVwvMDdcL0JhdGFndXItYm9ybmVvZW5zaXMtMS5qcGciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiJmNjBmZWI2In0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/turtlesurvival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Batagur-borneoensis-1.jpg\" data-width=\"1271\" data-height=\"1080\" aria-label=\"Painted Terrapin (Batagur borneoensis)\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPainted Terrapin (<em>Batagur borneoensis<\/em>)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTurtle Survival Alliance supports Painted Terrapin conservation across their range, partnering with SatuCita Foundation in Sumatra since 2009 on community engagement, river surveys, nest patrols, and egg protection\u2014efforts that have resulted in thousands of hatchlings released. In 2023, TSA began supporting Turtle Conservation Society of Malaysia, and in 2024, expanded efforts with PULIHARA to protect this imperiled species. Photo by Joko Guntoro\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/turtlesurvival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Batagur-baska_Rupali-Ghosh-1.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"f60feb6\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Turtle Survival Alliance supported conservation of the Northern River Terrapin in Bangladesh and India from 2008 to 2023 through surveys across the Sundarbans, establishment of assurance colonies, successful captive breeding yielding over 1,000 hatchlings, and pioneering release programs, laying the groundwork for rewilding one of the world\u2019s most endangered freshwater turtle species. Photo by Rupali Ghosh\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6OTE5NCwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3R1cnRsZXN1cnZpdmFsLm9yZ1wvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNVwvMDdcL0JhdGFndXItYmFza2FfUnVwYWxpLUdob3NoLTEuanBnIiwic2xpZGVzaG93IjoiZjYwZmViNiJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/turtlesurvival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Batagur-baska_Rupali-Ghosh-1.jpg\" data-width=\"728\" data-height=\"701\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNorthern River Terrapin (<em>Batagur baska<\/em>)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTurtle Survival Alliance supported conservation of the Northern River Terrapin in Bangladesh and India from 2008 to 2023 through surveys across the Sundarbans, establishment of assurance colonies, successful captive breeding yielding over 1,000 hatchlings, and pioneering release programs, laying the groundwork for rewilding one of the world\u2019s most endangered freshwater turtle species. Photo by Rupali Ghosh\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/turtlesurvival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Batagur-kachuga-Sheena-Koeth.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"f60feb6\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Turtle Survival Alliance supported Red-crowned Roofed Turtle conservation across India\u2019s Indo-Gangetic Plain from 2004 to 2023 through extensive surveys, establishing assurance colonies, and annually protecting nests in riverside hatcheries within the National Chambal Sanctuary, yielding the release of thousands of hatchlings and headstarted individuals to bolster wild populations and secure the species\u2019 long-term survival. Photo by Sheena Koeth \n\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6OTA3NCwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3R1cnRsZXN1cnZpdmFsLm9yZ1wvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNVwvMDdcL0JhdGFndXIta2FjaHVnYS1TaGVlbmEtS29ldGguanBnIiwic2xpZGVzaG93IjoiZjYwZmViNiJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/turtlesurvival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Batagur-kachuga-Sheena-Koeth.jpg\" data-width=\"1620\" data-height=\"1080\" aria-label=\"Red-crowned Roofed Turtle (Batagur kachuga)\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRed-crowned Roofed Turtle (<em>Batagur kachuga<\/em>)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTurtle Survival Alliance supported Red-crowned Roofed Turtle conservation across India\u2019s Indo-Gangetic Plain from 2004 to 2023 through extensive surveys, establishing assurance colonies, and annually protecting nests in riverside hatcheries within the National Chambal Sanctuary, yielding the release of thousands of hatchlings and headstarted individuals to bolster wild populations and secure the species\u2019 long-term survival. Photo by Sheena Koeth \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/turtlesurvival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Batagur-trivittata-Kyaw-Zaw-Aung-1.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"f60feb6\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Turtle Survival Alliance and local partners in Myanmar have worked since 2005 to save the Burmese Roofed Turtle from extinction, conducting river surveys, protecting nests, incubating eggs, maintaining assurance and breeding colonies, and releasing head-started subadults. These efforts have increased the species\u2019 population in Myanmar from just a handful to well over 2,000. Photo by Kyaw Zaw Aung\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6OTA3NSwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3R1cnRsZXN1cnZpdmFsLm9yZ1wvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNVwvMDdcL0JhdGFndXItdHJpdml0dGF0YS1LeWF3LVphdy1BdW5nLTEuanBnIiwic2xpZGVzaG93IjoiZjYwZmViNiJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/turtlesurvival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Batagur-trivittata-Kyaw-Zaw-Aung-1.jpg\" data-width=\"1620\" data-height=\"1080\" aria-label=\"Burmese Roofed Turtle (Batagur trivittata)\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBurmese Roofed Turtle (<em>Batagur trivittata<\/em>)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTurtle Survival Alliance and local partners in Myanmar have worked since 2005 to save the Burmese Roofed Turtle from extinction, conducting river surveys, protecting nests, incubating eggs, maintaining assurance and breeding colonies, and releasing head-started subadults. These efforts have increased the species\u2019 population in Myanmar from just a handful to well over 2,000. Photo by Kyaw Zaw Aung\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/turtlesurvival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Black-Softshell-Turtle-Nilssonia-nigricans_Scott-Trageser.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"f60feb6\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Turtle Survival Alliance supports Black Softshell Turtle conservation in Bangladesh with Creative Conservation Alliance through nest detection and egg incubation at the Shrine of Bayazid Bostami. For over 15 years, we conducted field surveys and partnered with Indian shrines to incubate eggs and release hatchlings into the Brahmaputra River basin. Photo by Scott Trageser\n\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6OTA3NiwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3R1cnRsZXN1cnZpdmFsLm9yZ1wvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNVwvMDdcL0JsYWNrLVNvZnRzaGVsbC1UdXJ0bGUtTmlsc3NvbmlhLW5pZ3JpY2Fuc19TY290dC1UcmFnZXNlci5qcGciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiJmNjBmZWI2In0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/turtlesurvival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Black-Softshell-Turtle-Nilssonia-nigricans_Scott-Trageser.jpg\" data-width=\"1619\" data-height=\"1080\" aria-label=\"Black Softshell Turtle (Nilssonia nigricans)\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBlack Softshell Turtle (<em>Nilssonia nigricans<\/em>)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTurtle Survival Alliance supports Black Softshell Turtle conservation in Bangladesh with Creative Conservation Alliance through nest detection and egg incubation at the Shrine of Bayazid Bostami. For over 15 years, we conducted field surveys and partnered with Indian shrines to incubate eggs and release hatchlings into the Brahmaputra River basin. Photo by Scott Trageser\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/turtlesurvival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Chelodina-mccordi-Cris-Hagen.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"f60feb6\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Turtle Survival Alliance\u2019s Turtle Survival Center prioritizes this critically endangered species, endemic to Indonesia\u2019s small Rote Island and now believed extinct in the wild. Since 2019, we\u2019ve successfully hatched 67 individuals. Together with our partners, we are contributing captive bred offspring from the Center to the AZA SSP and repatriation efforts. Photo by Cris Hagen\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6OTA3NywidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3R1cnRsZXN1cnZpdmFsLm9yZ1wvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNVwvMDdcL0NoZWxvZGluYS1tY2NvcmRpLUNyaXMtSGFnZW4uanBnIiwic2xpZGVzaG93IjoiZjYwZmViNiJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/turtlesurvival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Chelodina-mccordi-Cris-Hagen.jpg\" data-width=\"1465\" data-height=\"1080\" aria-label=\"Rote Island Snake-necked Turtle (Chelodina mccordi)\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRote Island Snake-necked Turtle (<em>Chelodina mccordi<\/em>)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTurtle Survival Alliance\u2019s Turtle Survival Center prioritizes this critically endangered species, endemic to Indonesia\u2019s small Rote Island and now believed extinct in the wild. Since 2019, we\u2019ve successfully hatched 67 individuals. Together with our partners, we are contributing captive bred offspring from the Center to the AZA SSP and repatriation efforts. Photo by Cris Hagen\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/turtlesurvival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Chitra-chitra.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"f60feb6\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Turtle Survival Alliance with Turtle Sanctuary Conservation Center (France), recently conducted surveys in the Mae Klong River of southwest Thailand. These confirmed the continued presence of this critically endangered species after a 20-year gap in published records, providing key insight into its status within its historical range. Photo by Doug Hendrie\n\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6OTA3OCwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3R1cnRsZXN1cnZpdmFsLm9yZ1wvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNVwvMDdcL0NoaXRyYS1jaGl0cmEuanBnIiwic2xpZGVzaG93IjoiZjYwZmViNiJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/turtlesurvival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Chitra-chitra.jpg\" data-width=\"1440\" data-height=\"1080\" aria-label=\"Asian Narrow-headed Softshell Turtle (Chitra chitra)\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAsian Narrow-headed Softshell Turtle (<em>Chitra chitra<\/em>)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTurtle Survival Alliance with Turtle Sanctuary Conservation Center (France), recently conducted surveys in the Mae Klong River of southwest Thailand. These confirmed the continued presence of this critically endangered species after a 20-year gap in published records, providing key insight into its status within its historical range. Photo by Doug Hendrie\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/turtlesurvival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Chitra-vandijki-\u00a9Joel-Sartore_-Photo-Ark.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"f60feb6\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Turtle Survival Alliance works with local partners in Myanmar to conduct field research, detect and protect nests, and care for individuals confiscated from the illegal wildlife trade. This critically endangered turtle is endemic to Myanmar, and these efforts are important to ensuring its survival in the wild. Photo by \u00a9Joel Sartore\/ Photo Ark\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6OTA3OSwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3R1cnRsZXN1cnZpdmFsLm9yZ1wvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNVwvMDdcL0NoaXRyYS12YW5kaWpraS1cdTAwYTlKb2VsLVNhcnRvcmVfLVBob3RvLUFyay5qcGciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiJmNjBmZWI2In0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/turtlesurvival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Chitra-vandijki-\u00a9Joel-Sartore_-Photo-Ark.jpg\" data-width=\"1620\" data-height=\"1080\" aria-label=\"Burmese Narrow-headed Softshell Turtle (Chitra vandijki)\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBurmese Narrow-headed Softshell Turtle (<em>Chitra vandijki<\/em>)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTurtle Survival Alliance works with local partners in Myanmar to conduct field research, detect and protect nests, and care for individuals confiscated from the illegal wildlife trade. This critically endangered turtle is endemic to Myanmar, and these efforts are important to ensuring its survival in the wild. Photo by \u00a9Joel Sartore\/ Photo Ark\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/turtlesurvival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Cuora-aurocapitata-Arpita-Dutta.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"f60feb6\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Turtle Survival Alliance\u2019s Turtle Survival Center prioritizes the critically endangered Golden-headed Box Turtle, not seen in the wild since 2013. Since 2014, we\u2019ve hatched 23 individuals, each one a crucial step toward preventing extinction and restoring hope for a species feared gone from its native Chinese habitat. Photo by Arpita Dutta\n\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6OTA4MCwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3R1cnRsZXN1cnZpdmFsLm9yZ1wvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNVwvMDdcL0N1b3JhLWF1cm9jYXBpdGF0YS1BcnBpdGEtRHV0dGEuanBnIiwic2xpZGVzaG93IjoiZjYwZmViNiJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/turtlesurvival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Cuora-aurocapitata-Arpita-Dutta.jpg\" data-width=\"1631\" data-height=\"1080\" aria-label=\"Golden-headed Box Turtle (Cuora aurocapitata)\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGolden-headed Box Turtle (<em>Cuora aurocapitata<\/em>)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTurtle Survival Alliance\u2019s Turtle Survival Center prioritizes the critically endangered Golden-headed Box Turtle, not seen in the wild since 2013. Since 2014, we\u2019ve hatched 23 individuals, each one a crucial step toward preventing extinction and restoring hope for a species feared gone from its native Chinese habitat. Photo by Arpita Dutta\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/turtlesurvival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Cuora-cyclornata-Jordan-Gray.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"f60feb6\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Turtle Survival Alliance\u2019s Turtle Survival Center prioritizes the critically endangered Vietnamese Three-striped Box Turtle, with fewer than 500 individuals estimated in the wild. In 2024, we achieved a significant milestone by hatching the first pure specimen of this species. Genetic pollution from hybridization with its sister species, the Chinese Three-striped Box Turtle, has hindered conservation efforts. Photo by Jordan Gray\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6OTA4MSwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3R1cnRsZXN1cnZpdmFsLm9yZ1wvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNVwvMDdcL0N1b3JhLWN5Y2xvcm5hdGEtSm9yZGFuLUdyYXkuanBnIiwic2xpZGVzaG93IjoiZjYwZmViNiJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/turtlesurvival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Cuora-cyclornata-Jordan-Gray.jpg\" data-width=\"1618\" data-height=\"1080\" aria-label=\"Vietnamese Three-striped Box Turtle (Cuora cyclornata)\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tVietnamese Three-striped Box Turtle (<em>Cuora cyclornata<\/em>)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTurtle Survival Alliance\u2019s Turtle Survival Center prioritizes the critically endangered Vietnamese Three-striped Box Turtle, with fewer than 500 individuals estimated in the wild. In 2024, we achieved a significant milestone by hatching the first pure specimen of this species. Genetic pollution from hybridization with its sister species, the Chinese Three-striped Box Turtle, has hindered conservation efforts. Photo by Jordan Gray\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/turtlesurvival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Cuora-mccordi-Rachael-Harff.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"f60feb6\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Turtle Survival Alliance\u2019s Turtle Survival Center prioritizes the critically endangered McCord\u2019s Box Turtle, which has not been seen in the wild since 2010. Since 2016, we have successfully hatched 50 individuals, each representing a crucial step toward preventing extinction and restoring hope for this species feared extinct in its native China. Photo by Rachael Harff\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6OTA4MiwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3R1cnRsZXN1cnZpdmFsLm9yZ1wvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNVwvMDdcL0N1b3JhLW1jY29yZGktUmFjaGFlbC1IYXJmZi5qcGciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiJmNjBmZWI2In0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/turtlesurvival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Cuora-mccordi-Rachael-Harff.jpg\" data-width=\"1440\" data-height=\"1080\" aria-label=\"McCord\u2019s Box Turtle (Cuora mccordi)\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMcCord\u2019s Box Turtle (<em>Cuora mccordi<\/em>)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTurtle Survival Alliance\u2019s Turtle Survival Center prioritizes the critically endangered McCord\u2019s Box Turtle, which has not been seen in the wild since 2010. Since 2016, we have successfully hatched 50 individuals, each representing a crucial step toward preventing extinction and restoring hope for this species feared extinct in its native China. Photo by Rachael Harff\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/turtlesurvival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Cuora-Pani-Chelsea-Rinn.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"f60feb6\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Turtle Survival Alliance\u2019s Turtle Survival Center prioritizes the critically endangered Pan\u2019s Box Turtle, a species considered near functionally extinct in the wild, with fewer than ten sightings annually. Since 2019, we have hatched 19 individuals, providing a vital lifeline to support their survival should they become extinct in the wild. Photo by Chelsea Rinn\n\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6OTA4MywidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3R1cnRsZXN1cnZpdmFsLm9yZ1wvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNVwvMDdcL0N1b3JhLVBhbmktQ2hlbHNlYS1SaW5uLmpwZyIsInNsaWRlc2hvdyI6ImY2MGZlYjYifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/turtlesurvival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Cuora-Pani-Chelsea-Rinn.jpg\" data-width=\"1620\" data-height=\"1080\" aria-label=\"Pan\u2019s Box Turtle (Cuora pani)\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPan\u2019s Box Turtle (<em>Cuora pani<\/em>)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTurtle Survival Alliance\u2019s Turtle Survival Center prioritizes the critically endangered Pan\u2019s Box Turtle, a species considered near functionally extinct in the wild, with fewer than ten sightings annually. Since 2019, we have hatched 19 individuals, providing a vital lifeline to support their survival should they become extinct in the wild. Photo by Chelsea Rinn\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/turtlesurvival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Cuora-trifasciata-Cris-Hagen.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"f60feb6\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"The Turtle Survival Center prioritizes the critically endangered Chinese Three-striped Box Turtle, with fewer than 500 estimated in the wild. Since 2022, we\u2019ve hatched 19 individuals. Conservation is complicated by widespread hybridization with other species, including its sister species, the Vietnamese Three-striped Box Turtle, compromising the species\u2019 genetic integrity. Photo by Cris Hagen\n\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6OTA4NCwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3R1cnRsZXN1cnZpdmFsLm9yZ1wvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNVwvMDdcL0N1b3JhLXRyaWZhc2NpYXRhLUNyaXMtSGFnZW4uanBnIiwic2xpZGVzaG93IjoiZjYwZmViNiJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/turtlesurvival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Cuora-trifasciata-Cris-Hagen.jpg\" data-width=\"1315\" data-height=\"1080\" aria-label=\"Chinese Three-striped Box Turtle (Cuora trifasciata)\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tChinese Three-striped Box Turtle (<em>Cuora trifasciata<\/em>)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Turtle Survival Center prioritizes the critically endangered Chinese Three-striped Box Turtle, with fewer than 500 estimated in the wild. Since 2022, we\u2019ve hatched 19 individuals. Conservation is complicated by widespread hybridization with other species, including its sister species, the Vietnamese Three-striped Box Turtle, compromising the species\u2019 genetic integrity. Photo by Cris Hagen\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/turtlesurvival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Cuora-zhoui.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"f60feb6\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"The Turtle Survival Center prioritizes the Zhou\u2019s Box Turtle, feared extinct in the wild, as no new specimens have been reported since 2009. With no males in the U.S. since 2018, breeding has stalled. TSA is working with European partners to import at least one male, offering new hope through captive reproduction. Photo by Sheena Koeth\n\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6OTA4NSwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3R1cnRsZXN1cnZpdmFsLm9yZ1wvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNVwvMDdcL0N1b3JhLXpob3VpLmpwZyIsInNsaWRlc2hvdyI6ImY2MGZlYjYifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/turtlesurvival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Cuora-zhoui.jpg\" data-width=\"1620\" data-height=\"1080\" aria-label=\"Zhou\u2019s Box Turtle (Cuora zhoui)\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tZhou\u2019s Box Turtle (<em>Cuora zhoui<\/em>)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Turtle Survival Center prioritizes the Zhou\u2019s Box Turtle, feared extinct in the wild, as no new specimens have been reported since 2009. With no males in the U.S. since 2018, breeding has stalled. TSA is working with European partners to import at least one male, offering new hope through captive reproduction. Photo by Sheena Koeth\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/turtlesurvival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Cyclanorbis-elegans-Luca-Luiselli.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"f60feb6\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Turtle Survival Alliance collaborates with Luca Luiselli to conserve the last Nubian Flapshell Turtle populations along the White Nile in northern Uganda and South Sudan. Rediscovered in 2017 after suspected extinction, efforts include protecting nesting beaches, surveying markets for poached turtles, engaging communities, and supporting young Ugandan scientists in conservation leadership. Photo by Luca Luiselli\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6OTA4NiwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3R1cnRsZXN1cnZpdmFsLm9yZ1wvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNVwvMDdcL0N5Y2xhbm9yYmlzLWVsZWdhbnMtTHVjYS1MdWlzZWxsaS5qcGciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiJmNjBmZWI2In0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/turtlesurvival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Cyclanorbis-elegans-Luca-Luiselli.jpg\" data-width=\"1450\" data-height=\"1080\" aria-label=\"Nubian Flapshell Turtle (Cyclanorbis elegans)\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNubian Flapshell Turtle (<em>Cyclanorbis elegans<\/em>)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTurtle Survival Alliance collaborates with Luca Luiselli to conserve the last Nubian Flapshell Turtle populations along the White Nile in northern Uganda and South Sudan. Rediscovered in 2017 after suspected extinction, efforts include protecting nesting beaches, surveying markets for poached turtles, engaging communities, and supporting young Ugandan scientists in conservation leadership. Photo by Luca Luiselli\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/turtlesurvival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Dermatemys-mawii-Parker-Gibbons.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"f60feb6\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Turtle Survival Alliance partners with BFREE in Belize and Eduardo Reyes Grajales in Mexico to conserve this ancient species. Efforts include habitat protection, field surveys, riverside community outreach, captive release, and a tri-national Conservation Action Plan. In Belize, over 1,000 turtles have been released from the Hicatee Conservation &amp; Research Center\u2019s breeding and headstarting program. Photo by Parker Gibbons\n\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6OTA4NywidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3R1cnRsZXN1cnZpdmFsLm9yZ1wvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNVwvMDdcL0Rlcm1hdGVteXMtbWF3aWktUGFya2VyLUdpYmJvbnMuanBnIiwic2xpZGVzaG93IjoiZjYwZmViNiJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/turtlesurvival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Dermatemys-mawii-Parker-Gibbons.jpg\" data-width=\"1620\" data-height=\"1080\" aria-label=\"Central American River Turtle (Dermatemys mawii)\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCentral American River Turtle (<em>Dermatemys mawii<\/em>)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTurtle Survival Alliance partners with BFREE in Belize and Eduardo Reyes Grajales in Mexico to conserve this ancient species. Efforts include habitat protection, field surveys, riverside community outreach, captive release, and a tri-national Conservation Action Plan. In Belize, over 1,000 turtles have been released from the Hicatee Conservation & Research Center\u2019s breeding and headstarting program. Photo by Parker Gibbons\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/turtlesurvival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Elusor-macrurus-BMRG.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"f60feb6\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Turtle Survival Alliance partners with the Burnett Mary Regional Group in southeastern Queensland, Australia, to implement conservation initiatives for the Mary River Turtle, an evolutionarily distinct species from an ancient lineage, endemic to a single river system. These include community-based habitat restoration, national conservation workshops, and integration of traditional ecological knowledge. Photo courtesy of the Burnett Mary Regional Group for Natural Resource Management\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6OTA4OCwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3R1cnRsZXN1cnZpdmFsLm9yZ1wvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNVwvMDdcL0VsdXNvci1tYWNydXJ1cy1CTVJHLmpwZyIsInNsaWRlc2hvdyI6ImY2MGZlYjYifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/turtlesurvival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Elusor-macrurus-BMRG.jpg\" data-width=\"1080\" data-height=\"1080\" aria-label=\"Mary River Turtle (Elusor macrurus)\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMary River Turtle (<em>Elusor macrurus<\/em>)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTurtle Survival Alliance partners with the Burnett Mary Regional Group in southeastern Queensland, Australia, to implement conservation initiatives for the Mary River Turtle, an evolutionarily distinct species from an ancient lineage, endemic to a single river system. These include community-based habitat restoration, national conservation workshops, and integration of traditional ecological knowledge. Photo courtesy of the Burnett Mary Regional Group for Natural Resource Management\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/turtlesurvival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Geochelone-platynota-Swann-Htet.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"f60feb6\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Turtle Survival Alliance and local partners in Myanmar have worked since 2005 to save the Burmese Star Tortoise from extinction in the wild by establishing assurance and breeding colonies, releasing headstarted subadults, and patrolling protected areas. These efforts have grown the population in Myanmar from just a couple hundred to well over 20,000. Photo by Swann Htet\n\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6OTA4OSwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3R1cnRsZXN1cnZpdmFsLm9yZ1wvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNVwvMDdcL0dlb2NoZWxvbmUtcGxhdHlub3RhLVN3YW5uLUh0ZXQuanBnIiwic2xpZGVzaG93IjoiZjYwZmViNiJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/turtlesurvival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Geochelone-platynota-Swann-Htet.jpg\" data-width=\"1440\" data-height=\"1080\" aria-label=\"Burmese Star Tortoise (Geochelone platynota)\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBurmese Star Tortoise (<em>Geochelone platynota<\/em>)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTurtle Survival Alliance and local partners in Myanmar have worked since 2005 to save the Burmese Star Tortoise from extinction in the wild by establishing assurance and breeding colonies, releasing headstarted subadults, and patrolling protected areas. These efforts have grown the population in Myanmar from just a couple hundred to well over 20,000. Photo by Swann Htet\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/turtlesurvival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Glyptemys-muhlenbergii-Joe-Pignatelli.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"f60feb6\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Turtle Survival Alliance performs Bog Turtle research and population assessments in northern New Jersey in collaboration with the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, and co-manages the Bern Tryon Southern Bog Turtle Fund, which supports conservation projects across the southern portion of this critically endangered species\u2019 range. Photo by Joe Pignatelli\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6OTA5MCwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3R1cnRsZXN1cnZpdmFsLm9yZ1wvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNVwvMDdcL0dseXB0ZW15cy1tdWhsZW5iZXJnaWktSm9lLVBpZ25hdGVsbGkuanBnIiwic2xpZGVzaG93IjoiZjYwZmViNiJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/turtlesurvival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Glyptemys-muhlenbergii-Joe-Pignatelli.jpg\" data-width=\"1729\" data-height=\"1080\" aria-label=\"Bog Turtle (Glyptemys muhlenbergii)\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBog Turtle (<em>Glyptemys muhlenbergii<\/em>)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTurtle Survival Alliance performs Bog Turtle research and population assessments in northern New Jersey in collaboration with the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, and co-manages the Bern Tryon Southern Bog Turtle Fund, which supports conservation projects across the southern portion of this critically endangered species\u2019 range. Photo by Joe Pignatelli\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/turtlesurvival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Heosemys-depressa.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"f60feb6\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Turtle Survival Alliance works with local partners in Myanmar and Creative Conservation Alliance in Bangladesh to protect the Arakan Forest Turtle. Together, we manage breeding colonies from confiscated individuals, conduct field surveys, as well as maintain a breeding group at our Turtle Survival Center to safeguard this critically endangered species. Photo by Scott Trageser\n\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6OTA5MSwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3R1cnRsZXN1cnZpdmFsLm9yZ1wvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNVwvMDdcL0hlb3NlbXlzLWRlcHJlc3NhLmpwZyIsInNsaWRlc2hvdyI6ImY2MGZlYjYifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/turtlesurvival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Heosemys-depressa.jpg\" data-width=\"1618\" data-height=\"1080\" aria-label=\"Arakan Forest Turtle (Heosemys depressa)\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tArakan Forest Turtle (<em>Heosemys depressa<\/em>)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTurtle Survival Alliance works with local partners in Myanmar and Creative Conservation Alliance in Bangladesh to protect the Arakan Forest Turtle. Together, we manage breeding colonies from confiscated individuals, conduct field surveys, as well as maintain a breeding group at our Turtle Survival Center to safeguard this critically endangered species. Photo by Scott Trageser\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/turtlesurvival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Indotestudo-forstenii-Jordan-Gray.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"f60feb6\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Turtle Survival Alliance\u2019s Turtle Survival Center maintains a large breeding colony of Forsten\u2019s Tortoises and has supported field surveys in their native island of Sulawesi, Indonesia. Since 2016, the Center has successfully hatched 32 tortoises, contributing to the conservation of this increasingly rare species. Photo by Jordan Gray\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6OTA5MiwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3R1cnRsZXN1cnZpdmFsLm9yZ1wvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNVwvMDdcL0luZG90ZXN0dWRvLWZvcnN0ZW5paS1Kb3JkYW4tR3JheS5qcGciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiJmNjBmZWI2In0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/turtlesurvival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Indotestudo-forstenii-Jordan-Gray.jpg\" data-width=\"1450\" data-height=\"1080\" aria-label=\"Sulawesi (Forsten\u2019s) Tortoise (Indotestudo forstenii)\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSulawesi (Forsten\u2019s) Tortoise (<em>Indotestudo forstenii<\/em>)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTurtle Survival Alliance\u2019s Turtle Survival Center maintains a large breeding colony of Forsten\u2019s Tortoises and has supported field surveys in their native island of Sulawesi, Indonesia. Since 2016, the Center has successfully hatched 32 tortoises, contributing to the conservation of this increasingly rare species. Photo by Jordan Gray\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/turtlesurvival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Kinixys-homeana.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"f60feb6\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Turtle Survival Alliance has forthcoming efforts with numerous partners across equatorial Africa, including Benin, C\u00f4te d&#039;Ivoire, Ghana, Liberia, Nigeria, and Togo, to assess the conservation status of this rapidly declining species, which is heavily impacted by habitat loss and poaching for the pet and bushmeat trades. Photo by Sheena Koeth\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6OTA5MywidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3R1cnRsZXN1cnZpdmFsLm9yZ1wvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNVwvMDdcL0tpbml4eXMtaG9tZWFuYS5qcGciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiJmNjBmZWI2In0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/turtlesurvival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Kinixys-homeana.jpg\" data-width=\"1920\" data-height=\"1047\" aria-label=\"Home\u2019s Hinge-back Tortoise (Kinixys homeana)\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHome\u2019s Hinge-back Tortoise (<em>Kinixys homeana<\/em>)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTurtle Survival Alliance has forthcoming efforts with numerous partners across equatorial Africa, including Benin, C\u00f4te d'Ivoire, Ghana, Liberia, Nigeria, and Togo, to assess the conservation status of this rapidly declining species, which is heavily impacted by habitat loss and poaching for the pet and bushmeat trades. Photo by Sheena Koeth\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/turtlesurvival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Kinosternon-vogti-Taggert-Butterfield.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"f60feb6\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Turtle Survival Alliance works with our partners in Mexico, Estudiantes Conservando La Naturaleza and Guadalajara Zoo, to protect this species nearing extinction in the wild. Conservation actions include establishing assurance colonies, field research, protecting and restoring habitat, increasing law enforcement, and expanding local outreach, public awareness campaigns, and stakeholder engagement initiatives. Photo by Taggert Butterfield\n\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6OTA5NCwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3R1cnRsZXN1cnZpdmFsLm9yZ1wvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNVwvMDdcL0tpbm9zdGVybm9uLXZvZ3RpLVRhZ2dlcnQtQnV0dGVyZmllbGQuanBnIiwic2xpZGVzaG93IjoiZjYwZmViNiJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/turtlesurvival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Kinosternon-vogti-Taggert-Butterfield.jpg\" data-width=\"1710\" data-height=\"1080\" aria-label=\"Vallarta Mud Turtle (Kinosternon vogti)\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tVallarta Mud Turtle (<em>Kinosternon vogti<\/em>)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTurtle Survival Alliance works with our partners in Mexico, Estudiantes Conservando La Naturaleza and Guadalajara Zoo, to protect this species nearing extinction in the wild. Conservation actions include establishing assurance colonies, field research, protecting and restoring habitat, increasing law enforcement, and expanding local outreach, public awareness campaigns, and stakeholder engagement initiatives. Photo by Taggert Butterfield\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/turtlesurvival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Leucocephalon-yuwonoi.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"f60feb6\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Turtle Survival Alliance\u2019s Turtle Survival Center maintains a large breeding colony of Sulawesi Forest Turtles and has supported field surveys in their native island of Sulawesi, Indonesia. Since 2018, the Center has successfully hatched 30 individuals, contributing to the conservation of this increasingly rare species. Photo by Jordan Gray\n\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6OTA5NSwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3R1cnRsZXN1cnZpdmFsLm9yZ1wvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNVwvMDdcL0xldWNvY2VwaGFsb24teXV3b25vaS5qcGciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiJmNjBmZWI2In0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/turtlesurvival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Leucocephalon-yuwonoi.jpg\" data-width=\"1450\" data-height=\"1080\" aria-label=\"Sulawesi Forest Turtle (Leucocephalon yuwonoi)\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSulawesi Forest Turtle (<em>Leucocephalon yuwonoi<\/em>)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTurtle Survival Alliance\u2019s Turtle Survival Center maintains a large breeding colony of Sulawesi Forest Turtles and has supported field surveys in their native island of Sulawesi, Indonesia. Since 2018, the Center has successfully hatched 30 individuals, contributing to the conservation of this increasingly rare species. Photo by Jordan Gray\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/turtlesurvival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Malacochersus-tornieri-Clinton-S.-Doak.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"f60feb6\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Turtle Survival Alliance, with partners Lewa Wildlife Conservancy, Kenya Wildlife Service, and National Museums of Kenya, is engaging community conservancies and advancing research efforts to prioritize Pancake Tortoise conservation, while also spearheading the National Recovery and Conservation Action Plan for the species in Kenya. Photo by Clinton S. Doak\n\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6OTA5NiwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3R1cnRsZXN1cnZpdmFsLm9yZ1wvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNVwvMDdcL01hbGFjb2NoZXJzdXMtdG9ybmllcmktQ2xpbnRvbi1TLi1Eb2FrLmpwZyIsInNsaWRlc2hvdyI6ImY2MGZlYjYifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/turtlesurvival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Malacochersus-tornieri-Clinton-S.-Doak.jpg\" data-width=\"1440\" data-height=\"1080\" aria-label=\"Pancake Tortoise (Malacochersus tornieri)\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPancake Tortoise (<em>Malacochersus tornieri<\/em>)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTurtle Survival Alliance, with partners Lewa Wildlife Conservancy, Kenya Wildlife Service, and National Museums of Kenya, is engaging community conservancies and advancing research efforts to prioritize Pancake Tortoise conservation, while also spearheading the National Recovery and Conservation Action Plan for the species in Kenya. Photo by Clinton S. Doak\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/turtlesurvival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Manouria-emys-Scott-Trageser-1.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"f60feb6\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Turtle Survival Alliance works with local partners in Myanmar and Creative Conservation Alliance in Bangladesh to protect the Asian Giant Tortoise. Together, we manage breeding colonies from confiscated individuals, conduct surveys, and maintain an assurance colony at our Turtle Survival Center. These efforts have produced hundreds of hatchlings and enabled historic releases in Bangladesh, where the species is considered functionally extinct. Photo by Scott Trageser\n\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6OTA5NywidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3R1cnRsZXN1cnZpdmFsLm9yZ1wvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNVwvMDdcL01hbm91cmlhLWVteXMtU2NvdHQtVHJhZ2VzZXItMS5qcGciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiJmNjBmZWI2In0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/turtlesurvival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Manouria-emys-Scott-Trageser-1.jpg\" data-width=\"1620\" data-height=\"1080\" aria-label=\"Asian Giant Tortoise (Manouria emys)\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAsian Giant Tortoise (<em>Manouria emys<\/em>)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTurtle Survival Alliance works with local partners in Myanmar and Creative Conservation Alliance in Bangladesh to protect the Asian Giant Tortoise. Together, we manage breeding colonies from confiscated individuals, conduct surveys, and maintain an assurance colony at our Turtle Survival Center. These efforts have produced hundreds of hatchlings and enabled historic releases in Bangladesh, where the species is considered functionally extinct. Photo by Scott Trageser\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/turtlesurvival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Mauremys-annamensis-Cris-Hagen.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"f60feb6\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Turtle Survival Alliance\u2019s Turtle Survival Center maintains a large breeding colony of Vietnamese Pond Turtles, producing 92 hatchlings since 2013. Extirpated from much of their historical range, this species was the second to successfully reproduce at the Center shortly after it opened that same year. Photo by Cris Hagen\n\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6OTA5OCwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3R1cnRsZXN1cnZpdmFsLm9yZ1wvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNVwvMDdcL01hdXJlbXlzLWFubmFtZW5zaXMtQ3Jpcy1IYWdlbi5qcGciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiJmNjBmZWI2In0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/turtlesurvival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Mauremys-annamensis-Cris-Hagen.jpg\" data-width=\"1450\" data-height=\"1080\" aria-label=\"Vietnamese Pond Turtle (Mauremys annamensis)\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tVietnamese Pond Turtle (<em>Mauremys annamensis<\/em>)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTurtle Survival Alliance\u2019s Turtle Survival Center maintains a large breeding colony of Vietnamese Pond Turtles, producing 92 hatchlings since 2013. Extirpated from much of their historical range, this species was the second to successfully reproduce at the Center shortly after it opened that same year. Photo by Cris Hagen\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/turtlesurvival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Mauremys-nigricans.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"f60feb6\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Turtle Survival Alliance\u2019s Turtle Survival Center uses advanced genetic techniques to manage a breeding colony of Chinese Red-necked Turtles for maximum genetic diversity, producing 139 hatchlings since 2013. Potentially extinct in the wild\u2014no wild specimens have been observed in decades\u2014this species was the first to reproduce at the Center. Photo by Cris Hagen\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6OTA5OSwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3R1cnRsZXN1cnZpdmFsLm9yZ1wvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNVwvMDdcL01hdXJlbXlzLW5pZ3JpY2Fucy5qcGciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiJmNjBmZWI2In0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/turtlesurvival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Mauremys-nigricans.jpg\" data-width=\"1440\" data-height=\"1080\" aria-label=\"Chinese Red-necked Turtle (Mauremys nigricans)\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tChinese Red-necked Turtle (<em>Mauremys nigricans<\/em>)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTurtle Survival Alliance\u2019s Turtle Survival Center uses advanced genetic techniques to manage a breeding colony of Chinese Red-necked Turtles for maximum genetic diversity, producing 139 hatchlings since 2013. Potentially extinct in the wild\u2014no wild specimens have been observed in decades\u2014this species was the first to reproduce at the Center. Photo by Cris Hagen\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/turtlesurvival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Mesoclemmys-dahli-Mauricio-_El-Pato_-Salcedo-1.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"f60feb6\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Turtle Survival Alliance, with WCS and Rainforest Trust, purchased land in Colombia in 2019 to secure a future for this endemic turtle. In 2022, 20 individuals were translocated to La Carranchina Natural Reserve to boost genetic diversity. Safeguarding 30% of its unique genetic heritage, the Reserve was named a Key Biodiversity Area in 2024. Photo by Mauricio &quot;El Pato&quot; Salcedo\n\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6OTEwMCwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3R1cnRsZXN1cnZpdmFsLm9yZ1wvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNVwvMDdcL01lc29jbGVtbXlzLWRhaGxpLU1hdXJpY2lvLV9FbC1QYXRvXy1TYWxjZWRvLTEuanBnIiwic2xpZGVzaG93IjoiZjYwZmViNiJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/turtlesurvival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Mesoclemmys-dahli-Mauricio-_El-Pato_-Salcedo-1.jpg\" data-width=\"1623\" data-height=\"1080\" aria-label=\"Dahl\u2019s Toad-headed Turtle (Mesoclemmys dahli)\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDahl\u2019s Toad-headed Turtle (<em>Mesoclemmys dahli<\/em>)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTurtle Survival Alliance, with WCS and Rainforest Trust, purchased land in Colombia in 2019 to secure a future for this endemic turtle. In 2022, 20 individuals were translocated to La Carranchina Natural Reserve to boost genetic diversity. Safeguarding 30% of its unique genetic heritage, the Reserve was named a Key Biodiversity Area in 2024. Photo by Mauricio \"El Pato\" Salcedo\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/turtlesurvival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Pelochelys-cantorii.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"f60feb6\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Turtle Survival Alliance partners with WCS Cambodia to conduct nesting surveys, protect nests, release hatchlings, and engage riverside communities. Alarmingly, the nesting female population has crashed from 2022 through the present, requiring immediate action to safeguard remaining hatchlings and ensure the survival of this critical Mekong River population. Photo by Chanti Gnourn\n\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6OTEwMSwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3R1cnRsZXN1cnZpdmFsLm9yZ1wvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNVwvMDdcL1BlbG9jaGVseXMtY2FudG9yaWkuanBnIiwic2xpZGVzaG93IjoiZjYwZmViNiJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/turtlesurvival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Pelochelys-cantorii.jpg\" data-width=\"1496\" data-height=\"1080\" aria-label=\"Asian Giant Softshell Turtle (Pelochelys cantorii)\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAsian Giant Softshell Turtle (<em>Pelochelys cantorii<\/em>)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTurtle Survival Alliance partners with WCS Cambodia to conduct nesting surveys, protect nests, release hatchlings, and engage riverside communities. Alarmingly, the nesting female population has crashed from 2022 through the present, requiring immediate action to safeguard remaining hatchlings and ensure the survival of this critical Mekong River population. Photo by Chanti Gnourn\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/turtlesurvival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Platysternon-megacephalum-Bill-Hawthorne.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"f60feb6\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Turtle Survival Alliance works with local partners in Myanmar to combat wildlife trafficking, lead rescue operations, and integrate confiscated individuals into a large, successful breeding colony at the Turtle Rescue Center. Additionally, since 2015, we have successfully hatched 27 turtles at our Turtle Survival Center to complement these in situ efforts. Photo by Bill Hawthorne\n\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6OTEwMiwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3R1cnRsZXN1cnZpdmFsLm9yZ1wvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNVwvMDdcL1BsYXR5c3Rlcm5vbi1tZWdhY2VwaGFsdW0tQmlsbC1IYXd0aG9ybmUuanBnIiwic2xpZGVzaG93IjoiZjYwZmViNiJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/turtlesurvival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Platysternon-megacephalum-Bill-Hawthorne.jpg\" data-width=\"1620\" data-height=\"1080\" aria-label=\"Asian Big-headed Turtle (Platysternon megacephalum)\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAsian Big-headed Turtle (<em>Platysternon megacephalum<\/em>)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTurtle Survival Alliance works with local partners in Myanmar to combat wildlife trafficking, lead rescue operations, and integrate confiscated individuals into a large, successful breeding colony at the Turtle Rescue Center. Additionally, since 2015, we have successfully hatched 27 turtles at our Turtle Survival Center to complement these in situ efforts. Photo by Bill Hawthorne\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/turtlesurvival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Podocnemis-lewyana-Jhonattan-Vanegas.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"f60feb6\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Turtle Survival Alliance works with WCS Colombia and the Tortugas del Sin\u00fa community project in Cotoc\u00e1 Arriba to engage local citizens, protect nesting beaches, perform population surveys, and patrol the Sin\u00fa River during nesting season. Together, we\u2019ve safeguarded at-risk nests, incubated eggs, and released over 16,000 hatchlings since the initiative began. Photo by Jhonattan Vanegas\n\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6OTEwMywidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3R1cnRsZXN1cnZpdmFsLm9yZ1wvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNVwvMDdcL1BvZG9jbmVtaXMtbGV3eWFuYS1KaG9uYXR0YW4tVmFuZWdhcy5qcGciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiJmNjBmZWI2In0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/turtlesurvival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Podocnemis-lewyana-Jhonattan-Vanegas.jpg\" data-width=\"1620\" data-height=\"1080\" aria-label=\"Magdalena River Turtle (Podocnemis lewyana)\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMagdalena River Turtle (<em>Podocnemis lewyana<\/em>)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTurtle Survival Alliance works with WCS Colombia and the Tortugas del Sin\u00fa community project in Cotoc\u00e1 Arriba to engage local citizens, protect nesting beaches, perform population surveys, and patrol the Sin\u00fa River during nesting season. Together, we\u2019ve safeguarded at-risk nests, incubated eggs, and released over 16,000 hatchlings since the initiative began. Photo by Jhonattan Vanegas\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/turtlesurvival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Pyxis-arachnoides-Brett-Bartek.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"f60feb6\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Turtle Survival Alliance manages thousands of Spider Tortoises\u2014Common, Northern, and Southern subspecies\u2014rescued from illegal trade across our primary facilities in Madagascar. We also focus on establishing captive management procedures to ensure long-term care and sustainability. In 2024, our efforts led to the successful hatching of 62 Spider Tortoises. Photo by Brett Bertek\n\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6OTEwNCwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3R1cnRsZXN1cnZpdmFsLm9yZ1wvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNVwvMDdcL1B5eGlzLWFyYWNobm9pZGVzLUJyZXR0LUJhcnRlay5qcGciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiJmNjBmZWI2In0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/turtlesurvival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Pyxis-arachnoides-Brett-Bartek.jpg\" data-width=\"1445\" data-height=\"1080\" aria-label=\"Spider Tortoise (Pyxis arachnoides)\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSpider Tortoise (<em>Pyxis arachnoides<\/em>)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTurtle Survival Alliance manages thousands of Spider Tortoises\u2014Common, Northern, and Southern subspecies\u2014rescued from illegal trade across our primary facilities in Madagascar. We also focus on establishing captive management procedures to ensure long-term care and sustainability. In 2024, our efforts led to the successful hatching of 62 Spider Tortoises. Photo by Brett Bertek\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/turtlesurvival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Pyxis-planicauda-Viktor-Mislan.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"f60feb6\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Turtle Survival Alliance manages a captive colony of Flat-tailed Tortoises in Madagascar\u2019s Kirindy Forest from individuals rescued after devastating, human-created wildfires swept the Menabe-Antimena Protected Area and surrounding region. At our headquarters, we also care for tortoises confiscated from the illegal pet trade to safeguard this critically endangered species. Photo by Viktor Mislan\n\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6OTEwNSwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3R1cnRsZXN1cnZpdmFsLm9yZ1wvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNVwvMDdcL1B5eGlzLXBsYW5pY2F1ZGEtVmlrdG9yLU1pc2xhbi5qcGciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiJmNjBmZWI2In0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/turtlesurvival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Pyxis-planicauda-Viktor-Mislan.jpg\" data-width=\"1663\" data-height=\"1080\" aria-label=\"Flat-tailed Tortoise (Pyxis planicauda)\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFlat-tailed Tortoise (<em>Pyxis planicauda<\/em>)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTurtle Survival Alliance manages a captive colony of Flat-tailed Tortoises in Madagascar\u2019s Kirindy Forest from individuals rescued after devastating, human-created wildfires swept the Menabe-Antimena Protected Area and surrounding region. At our headquarters, we also care for tortoises confiscated from the illegal pet trade to safeguard this critically endangered species. Photo by Viktor Mislan\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/turtlesurvival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Rafetus-swinhoei-Gerald-Kuchling.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"f60feb6\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Turtle Survival Alliance has supported conservation of the Red River Giant Softshell Turtle since 2007, focusing on specimen detection surveys and in vitro fertilization. Following the 2023 death of the last known female in Dong Mo Lake, efforts have shifted to intensive surveys across northern Vietnam\u2019s Red River watershed with Luca Luiselli and Turtle Sanctuary. Gerald Kuchling\n\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6OTEwNiwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3R1cnRsZXN1cnZpdmFsLm9yZ1wvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNVwvMDdcL1JhZmV0dXMtc3dpbmhvZWktR2VyYWxkLUt1Y2hsaW5nLmpwZyIsInNsaWRlc2hvdyI6ImY2MGZlYjYifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/turtlesurvival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Rafetus-swinhoei-Gerald-Kuchling.jpg\" data-width=\"1920\" data-height=\"1066\" aria-label=\"Red River Giant Softshell Turtle (Rafetus swinhoei)\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRed River Giant Softshell Turtle (<em>Rafetus swinhoei<\/em>)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTurtle Survival Alliance has supported conservation of the Red River Giant Softshell Turtle since 2007, focusing on specimen detection surveys and in vitro fertilization. Following the 2023 death of the last known female in Dong Mo Lake, efforts have shifted to intensive surveys across northern Vietnam\u2019s Red River watershed with Luca Luiselli and Turtle Sanctuary. Gerald Kuchling\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/turtlesurvival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Ranacephala-hogei-Brian-Horne.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"f60feb6\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Turtle Survival Alliance partners with Glaucia Drummond, working with CREADS, to survey confirmed and exploratory areas in the Atlantic Forest of Brazil to expand the species\u2019 known range and improve understanding of its distribution, as well as initiate stakeholder meetings to help address and reduce the many threats it faces. Photo by Brian Horne\n\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6OTEwNywidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3R1cnRsZXN1cnZpdmFsLm9yZ1wvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNVwvMDdcL1JhbmFjZXBoYWxhLWhvZ2VpLUJyaWFuLUhvcm5lLmpwZyIsInNsaWRlc2hvdyI6ImY2MGZlYjYifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/turtlesurvival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Ranacephala-hogei-Brian-Horne.jpg\" data-width=\"1289\" data-height=\"1080\" aria-label=\"Hoge\u2019s Side-necked Turtle (Ranacephala hogei)\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHoge\u2019s Side-necked Turtle (<em>Ranacephala hogei<\/em>)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTurtle Survival Alliance partners with Glaucia Drummond, working with CREADS, to survey confirmed and exploratory areas in the Atlantic Forest of Brazil to expand the species\u2019 known range and improve understanding of its distribution, as well as initiate stakeholder meetings to help address and reduce the many threats it faces. Photo by Brian Horne\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/turtlesurvival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Sacalia-bealei-Cris-Hagen.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"f60feb6\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Turtle Survival Alliance\u2019s Turtle Survival Center prioritizes the critically endangered Beale\u2019s Eyed Turtle, a species rapidly declining in its clear, hill stream habitats in China. Since 2014, we have successfully hatched 29 individuals, providing crucial support to conserve this rare turtle and provide the potential to rebuild its dwindling wild populations. Photo by Cris Hagen\n\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6OTEwOCwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3R1cnRsZXN1cnZpdmFsLm9yZ1wvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNVwvMDdcL1NhY2FsaWEtYmVhbGVpLUNyaXMtSGFnZW4uanBnIiwic2xpZGVzaG93IjoiZjYwZmViNiJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/turtlesurvival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Sacalia-bealei-Cris-Hagen.jpg\" data-width=\"1440\" data-height=\"1080\" aria-label=\"Beale\u2019s Eyed Turtle (Sacalia bealei)\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBeale\u2019s Eyed Turtle (<em>Sacalia bealei<\/em>)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTurtle Survival Alliance\u2019s Turtle Survival Center prioritizes the critically endangered Beale\u2019s Eyed Turtle, a species rapidly declining in its clear, hill stream habitats in China. Since 2014, we have successfully hatched 29 individuals, providing crucial support to conserve this rare turtle and provide the potential to rebuild its dwindling wild populations. Photo by Cris Hagen\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/turtlesurvival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Staurotypus-salvinii-Eduardo-Reyes-Grajales.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"f60feb6\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Turtle Survival Alliance supports conservation efforts in Mexico, El Salvador, and Guatemala to combat this turtle\u2019s decline through population surveys, genetic studies, monitoring, and community engagement. Environmental awareness campaigns and habitat protection advocacy remain key, with local communities actively integrated into field efforts to safeguard this imperiled species. Photo by Eduardo Reyes Grajales\n\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6OTEwOSwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3R1cnRsZXN1cnZpdmFsLm9yZ1wvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNVwvMDdcL1N0YXVyb3R5cHVzLXNhbHZpbmlpLUVkdWFyZG8tUmV5ZXMtR3JhamFsZXMuanBnIiwic2xpZGVzaG93IjoiZjYwZmViNiJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/turtlesurvival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Staurotypus-salvinii-Eduardo-Reyes-Grajales.jpg\" data-width=\"1620\" data-height=\"1080\" aria-label=\"Pacific Coast Musk Turtle (Staurotypus salvinii)\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPacific Coast Musk Turtle (<em>Staurotypus salvinii<\/em>)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTurtle Survival Alliance supports conservation efforts in Mexico, El Salvador, and Guatemala to combat this turtle\u2019s decline through population surveys, genetic studies, monitoring, and community engagement. Environmental awareness campaigns and habitat protection advocacy remain key, with local communities actively integrated into field efforts to safeguard this imperiled species. Photo by Eduardo Reyes Grajales\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/turtlesurvival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Sternotherus-depressus-Clinton-S-Doak.jpeg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"f60feb6\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Turtle Survival Alliance\u2019s Turtle Survival Center houses the only specimen of this Alabama-endemic species in an AZA-accredited facility. In partnership with the U.S. Fish &amp; Wildlife Service and Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, we are working to establish an assurance colony for the species at our Center. 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In partnership with the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service and Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, we are working to establish an assurance colony for the species at our Center. Photo by Jordan Gray\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/turtlesurvival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Testudo-kleinmanni-Basem-Rabia.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"f60feb6\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Turtle Survival Alliance supported Basem Motwaly, manager of Zaranik Protected Area, North Sinai, Egypt, in his Master\u2019s studies at Missouri State University. Basem investigated Egyptian Tortoise population dynamics and viability to enhance protection through community-driven conservation. 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