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Thanks to your support, we met our fundraising goal for India. More than $40,000 was donated by December 31, 2010 and will be matched 50% by Nature's Own - translating into more than $60,000 for our conservation programs in India! |
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Call for Sessions Released
The Call for Sessions / Workshops for the 9th Annual Symposium on the Conservation and Biology of Tortoises and Freshwater Turtles has been released. The conference will be held August 14-17, 2011 in Orlando, Florida. The meeting is co-hosted by the Turtle Survival Alliance and the IUCN Tortoise and Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group (TFTSG), with local support from Disney's Animal Kingdom cast members. Click here to read the full annoucement. |
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Indian Turtle Surveys
 Student Shashwat Sirsi recently completed softshell turtle surveys in the southern Indian states of Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh, focusing on the endemic, poorly known and highly endangered Leith's softshell, Nilssonia leithi.
The surveys were funded by a seed grant from the TSA and completed with the support of TSA India and our partner, the Madras Crocodile Bank Trust. Read the Final Report here . As a result of his work, Shashwat has been given a six-month contract to complete additional surveys for N . leithii and Pelochelys cantorii in south India in 2011. |
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Columbus Zoo Launches Turtle Conservation Fund
 The Columbus Zoo, a longtime TSA Institutional Member and supporter, has launched a new Turtle Conservation Fund in celebration of the Year of the Turtle. The Columbus Zoo will be partnering with the TSA to support a variety of field projects. Read more about this exciting new initiative here.
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Year of the Turtle
View or download the January Year of the Turtle Newsletter! The first issue of Year of the Turtle News is packed with information about turtles, and includes an interview with turtle expert, Dr. Carl Ernst, as well as several ways for our readers to get involved in the Year of the Turtle.
Just hatched - the January 2011 Year of the Turtle downloadable calendar, with winning photo by Steven Krichbaum! As we celebrate the "hatching" of the Year of the Turtle in 2011, Steven's photo of an emerging wood turtle hatchling was chosen as January's featured photo. More than 150 photos have now been received and all photos will continue to be considered for future calendar months, as well as other YoT products and documents.
Visit the Year of the Turtle website to find the Newsletter, calendar and information about our turtle photo contest for upcoming calendar months, our "State of the Turtle" informational report, and a new USA Turtle Mapping Project. Throughout the year, we will be raising awareness of the issues surrounding turtles through the newsletter, photo contest, press releases, educational talks and information, and other related events. Spread the word!
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Special Thanks
We'd like to extend special thanks to Eric Goode, Maurice Rodrigues and the Maritime Hotel for once again hosting the upcoming TSA Board of Directors meeting in New York City this February. |
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