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Daily Star (UK) – August 12, 2008
Rare mini turtle born at zoo
A news story on the Bristol Zoo’s recent hatching of a yellow-margined box turtle (Cuora flavomarginata).
Merinews.com – August 8, 2008
Rampant smuggling of Indian Star tortoises
A news article on the smuggling of star tortoises with a brief overview of smuggling operations, routes, and destinations.
Times of India – August 2, 2008
950 star tortoises seized in Chennai
A brief news article on a seizure of star tortoises bound for Bangkok by Customs officers in Chennai, India.
Asian Turtle Program – July 4, 2008 (Cambodia)
Guarded nesting beaches yields hatching Pelochelys on Mekong
Efforts to protect nesting beaches by the Cambodian Turtle Conservation Team have resulted in 91 Pelochelys cantorii offspring this year.
Asian Turtle Program – July 4, 2008 (Vietnam)
Field survey in Quang Ngai Province yields six trade records for Mauremys annamensis
A brief summary highlighting the results of a June survey for the Vietnamese pond turtle in Quang Ngai province of central Vietnam.
Disney Conservation Hero Award 2008
Herpetologist Shailendra Singh is recognized for his efforts in the Chambal River Valley to save Batagur kachuga, a critically endangered river terrapin.
Turtle Survival Alliance (TSA) - July 4, 2008 (China)
Rafetus swinhoei Breeding Update from China
45 eggs have been recovered from the nesting area where the world’s only known captive female Rafetus swinhoei has nested at Suzhou Zoo.
Turtle Conservation Fund (TCF) - July 4, 2008
Spring 2008 TCF Grant Recipients Announced
The TCF has awarded grants to four projects involving Asian turtles; Kachuga trivittata, Chelodina mccordi, Mauremys annamensis, and Chinemys nigricans
Turtle Survival Alliance (TSA) – June 23, 2008
World’s last known captive female Rafetus swinhoei nests
A short but critically important piece of news from the field: The female Rafetus in Suzhou Zoo has just deposited eggs in the enclosure’s sandbank.
Turtle Survival Alliance (TSA) – June 23, 2008
British Chelonian Group to support new facilities
The BCG will support new head-starting facilities for Batagur kachuga in India and for confiscated Manouria emys and Heosemys depressa in Myanmar’s Arakan Forest region.
Turtle Survival Alliance (TSA) – Posted June 18, 2008
Seed Grants Opportunity for Turtle Conservation
The Turtle Survival Alliance (TSA) is issuing a request for proposals for small conservation grants. The purpose of this seed grants program is to support small ($1,000 - $2,000) turtle conservation focused initiatives carried out by range state nationals that generate genuine conservation outcomes. The deadline is June 30, 2008. Check out the TSA link for more information: http://www.turtlesurvival.org/grants/seed/
ATCN Note: Apologies for the late posting.
Chelonian Research Foundation – June 13, 2008
Chelonian Research Monographs: Pelochelys cantorii, Asian giant soft-shell turtle
A new paper by Indraneil Das on the life history and ecology of the giant Asian soft-shell turtle. ATCN library: ATCNetwork@fpt.vn
Chelonian Research Foundation – June 13, 2008
Chelonian Research Monographs: Caretochelys insculpta, the pig-nosed turtle
A new paper by Arthur Georges et al. on the life history and ecology of the Fly River turtle/Pig-nosed Turtle.
ATCN library: ATCNetwork@fpt.vn
Honghe University (China) – Posted June 11, 2008
Summary of a workshop on conservation of Rafetus swinhoei in the Red River drainage of southern China
A brief summary of a workshop at Honghe University in late May on conservation of Rafetus swinhoei which included training of Fisheries and law enforcement officers on soft-shell turtle identification and bringing attention to the conservation and protection needs of the species.
Asian Turtle Program – June 4, 2008
Conservation of the Vietnamese Pond Turtle (Mauremys annamensis) in Central Vietnam
A brief project summary by the ATP on efforts to protect the critically endangered Vietnamese pond turtle in the wild.
TRAFFIC – Posted June 2, 2008
Indonesia Tightens Tortoise Trade Regulations
A summary by TRAFFIC on a new law requiring permits for import of all CITES-listed turtles to Indonesia.
Borneo Bulletin – June 2, 2008
River terrapin found on Borneo
A news article that appeared in the Borneo press about a Batagur baska found along the Telamba River in Brunei.
TRAFFIC – Posted June 2, 2008
A report on the freshwater turtles and tortoises pet trade in Jakarta, Indonesia by TRAFFIC.
Released in January and now available in the ATCN Library.
The Observer - June 1, 2008 (China)
It's love or bust for Yangtze turtles
Another news article on efforts to breed Rafetus swinhoei at Suzhou Zoo in China.
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