California Turtle and Tortoise Club

Turtle and Tortoise Conservation

California Turtle & Tortoise Club
"Dedicated to turtle & tortoise preservation, conservation, and education, since 1964."

Save me!

The World's Chelonians Need Help

The world is home to about two hundred and ninety different species of turtle and tortoise but they are disappearing from the wild at an ever increasing pace.  Major causes of these declines are anthropogenic, and include habitat loss and degradation due to human encroachment, incidental take, deliberate take of species for the food and pet trade, and now global climate change is adding insult to injury.

California Turtle and Tortoise Club has been active in promoting conservation of chelonians (turtles and tortoises) since it was founded in 1964.  This page provides links to articles on CTTC's ongoing and historic conservation efforts and issues of concern.

Michael J. Connor

Sea Turtles

Pacific Ocean Green Sea Turtle

LINK TO VIDEO:
Turtles In Trouble: You can make a difference!

SEA TURTLES

bulletAdaptation of Sea Turtles to Global Climate Change
bulletGlobal Response Campaigns to Protect the Olive Ridley Arribada Beaches in Orissa, India

HELP CONSERVE PACIFIC LEATHERBACK SEA TURTLES!

CTTC supports restrictions on longline fishing to save endangered  Leatherback Sea Turtles. 

bulletNMFS considers designating Critical Habitat for the Leatherback Sea Turtle of the coast of California
bulletSupport the California Coastal Commission in protecting sea turtles!
bullethttp://www.seaturtles.org/actionalertdetails.cfm?actionAlertID=111
bulletCTTC letter opposing an exemption to allow longline fishing along the California and Oregon coast in habitat for the critically endangered Pacific leatherback sea turtle
bullethttp://www.seaturtles.org/actionalertdetails.cfm?actionAlertID=43

KEMP’S RIDLEY SEA TURTLES ­ PADRE ISLAND, TEXAS

Gas drilling at the Padre Island National Seashore (Texas) 2007.

bullethttp://www.seaturtles.org/actionalertdetails.cfm?actionAlertID=125
bulletComments submitted by CTTC

Desert Tortoises

Saving the Tortoise
Conserving the Desert Tortoise in the Southwestern Deserts

Desert Tortoise

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Federal Judge Stays Plan to Increase Cattle in Desert Tortoise Habitat at Ord Mountain, California

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USFWS Releases Draft EA On Raven Management (external link)

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BLM Proposes 10 Year Renewal Of Sheep Grazing in Desert Tortoise Habitat - CBD/WWP/CTTC Comments

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Conservation Groups File Suit to Overturn NECO and West Mojave Plans 8/14/06

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West Mojave Plan Record Of Decision Signed

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West Mojave Plan Biological Opinion Released

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Northern and Eastern Colorado Desert Plan

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Proposed Fort Irwin, National Training Center Expansion

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Western Rand Mountains ACEC Vehicle Closure

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Desert Planning Efforts - West Mojave Plan

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Desert Tortoise Status and Critical Habitat

Join the Tortoise Consortium list for updates on desert tortoise conservation.

Western Pond Turtles

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February 7, 2008: Good news for San Onofre State Park - the California Coastal Commission denied the Toll Road builders a permit to build road through the state park.

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San Onofre State Park Threatened by 6 Lane Toll Road. The Toll Road will disrupt San Mateo Creek, Home to One of Orange County's Last Populations of the Western Pond turtle.

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Western Pond Turtle habitat in Southern California.

Interviews
From the Tortuga Gazette

bulletDr. Michael Klemens on conserving the world's turtles and tortoises
bulletDr. James Harding on box turtle exploitation in the pet trade
bulletDr. Kristin Berry on desert tortoise conservation

Articles
From the Tortuga Gazette

bulletGalápagos Tortoise Conservation - Pinzón
bulletGreen Sea Turtle
bulletEgyptian Tortoise
bulletMap Turtles
bulletview list on Chelonian Archives

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