Turtle Conservancy
The Turtle Conservancy is dedicated to protecting the most endangered turtles and tortoises and their habitats worldwide.
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| Conservation & Habitat Preservation | |
| Industry | Nonprofit Organization |
| Founder | Eric Goode, Maurice Rodrigues |
| Headquarters |
49 Bleecker Street, Suite 601 New York, New York 10012 United States |
| Website | www |
49 Bleecker Street, Suite 601
The Turtle Conservancy (TC) is a 501(c)3 organization dedicated to protecting the most endangered turtles and tortoises and their habitats worldwide. The Turtle Conservancy's Behler Chelonian Center is the premiere facility for breeding Critically Endangered turtles and tortoises in the United States. Since 2005 the TC has combined this breeding program with conservation efforts in the wild.
The Turtle Conservancy is the most comprehensive turtle and tortoise organization in the world protecting all forms of living chelonians including tortoises, freshwater, and marine turtles. The Turtle Conservancy’s work encompasses three programmatic areas: in-range species and habitat preservation and conservation, captive assurance colonies and breeding programs, and a global awareness and education campaign.
The TC is committed to promoting in situ conservation and field research of threatened and endangered chelonians globally. Its work includes protection of species in their natural habitat, education about conservation, and field-based research. It campaigns for conservation legislation, re-evaluation of species’ status in the wild, and development of comprehensive protection strategies for turtles and tortoises.The TC has supported projects on the ground to protect endangered turtles and tortoises in China, Guyana, India, Mexico, Madagascar, Nicaragua, Pakistan, South Africa, and the United States, and has conducted fieldwork around the world, particularly in Southeast Asia, investigating the turtle and tortoise trade. In South Africa, the TC has partnered with the Cape Province wildlife agency Cape Nature and well-known turtle biologist Dr. Margaretha Hofmeyr on two projects related to the Critically Endangered Geometric Tortoise (Psammobates geometricus).
The Turtle Conservancy's Behler Chelonian Center runs an ex situ breeding program for endangered chelonians. Its captive breeding center currently manages assurance colonies representing over 1/3 of the world’s most Critically Endangered turtle and tortoise taxa. In addition, the Turtle Conservancy is one of the few institutions that have had success breeding a variety of species including the Chaco Tortoise (Chelonoidis chilensis), Parrot-beaked Padloper (Homopus areolatus), Speckled Padloper (Homopus signatus), Assam Roofed Turtle (Pangshura sylhetensis), Okinawa Leaf Turtle (Geoemyda japonica), and the Impressed Tortoise (Manouria impressa).
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