The Tortuga Gazette 2011
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January / February 2011
Contents Include
• Turtle of the Month: Suwannee Cooter (Pseudemys concinna suwanniensis). Discovery of a Modern-day Midden: Continued Exploitation of the Suwannee cooter, Pseudemys concinna suwanniensis, and Implications for Conservation by G. L. Heinrich, T. J. Walsh, N. M. Mattheus, J. A. Butler and P. C. H. Pritchard
• Book Review: The Last Tortoise by Craig Stanford – review by Rebecca Christoffel
• Executive Board Report | <tortoise.org> Webmaster Steps Down
• Report Urges the Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Task Force to Reduce Fishing Pressure to Help Sea Turtles
• With Strong Bipartisan Support, a New Wildlife Stamp for Conservation Passes Congress
• Turtle’s Garden: Pineapple Guava (Feijoa sellowiana) by M. A. Cohen
May / June 2011
Contents Include
• Turtle of the Month: Saw-shelled Turtle (Myuchelys [=Elseya] latisternum). Australia's Saw-shelled Sideneck Turtle by M. A. Cohen
• Going the Distance: With Ornate Box Turtles, It’s Farther Than You Think by Holly Quinn and Alessandra Higa
• Top 25 Endangered Tortoises and Freshwater Turtles at Risk of Extinction
• US Government Misses Legal Deadline for Protecting Loggerhead Sea Turtles –Center for Biological Diversity press release
• Massive New Marine Protected Area Offers Oasis and Hope for Endangered Sharks and Sea Turtles–Conservation International press release
• Raccoon Follow-up
September / October 2011
Contents Include
• Turtle of the Month: Leopard Tortoise (Stigmochelys [=Geochelone] pardalis). The Tattooed Tortoise by M. A. Cohen
• Rockin’ Tortoises: A 150 Year Old New Gopherus Species
• Hibernation Advice for Desert Tortoises
• Meet Bottles the Western Pond Turtle
• Where the Turtles Are: Award-winning Map Reveals Nesting Sites of the World’s Green Turtles
• Mike's Turtle Net Picks by Michael J. Connor
• Turtle's Garden: Tree Mallow (Lavatera maritima) by M. A. Cohen
March / April 2011
Contents Include
• Turtle of the Month: North American Wood Turtle (Glyptemys insculpta). Living Sculpture by M. A. Cohen
• Raccoon Alert! by Ralph Hoekstra
• Sonoran desert tortoise update: Tortoise Takes Place in Line for Federal Listing – Western Watersheds Project press release
• 2010 Year-end Adoption Report compiled by Diana Gatti
• Behind the Scenes – Executive Board Meetings – by Anita De Leon
• WWP Sues to Stop Fast-Tracked Power Plant in California – Western Watersheds Project press release
July / August 2011
Contents Include
• Turtle of the Month: Desert Tortoise (Gopherus agassizii). Winter and Summer Dormancy of the Wild Desert Tortoise by M. A. Cohen
• Inland Empire Chapter Field Trip to Joshua Tree National Park by Amy Taylor
• Cuidado de Tortugas de Desierto by Dra. Xóchitl Manríquez Castillo
• International experts call for increased protection of leatherback sea turtles in the Eastern Tropical Pacific – PRETOMA news
• Mike's Turtle Net Picks by Michael J. Connor
November / December 2011
Contents Include
•Turtle of the Month: European Pond Turtle (Emys orbicularis). The European Pond Turtle by Bob and Judy Thomas
• The Kindness of Strangers, Part I: The Reaper by Karen Berry
• The First ABVP Diplomates Certified in Reptile and Amphibian Practice by Paul M. Gibbons, DVM, MS, DABVP
• Highlights from the Long Beach Care Society Turtle and Tortoise Care Expo by Anita DeLeon
• Everybody in the Pond! by Karen Berry
• Mike's Turtle Net Picks by Michael J. Connor
