Lifelong turtle conservationist honoured
The third annual Behler Award for freshwater turtle conservation has been presented to Dr. Peter Pritchard, at a joint symposium of the Turtle Survival Alliance (TSA), and the IUCN / SSC Tortoise and Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group (TFTSG). …
01 Dec 2008 | News - News story
Florida turtles need a reprieve
Several of the world’s leading turtle scientists have called on the Governor of Florida to end the commercial hunting of turtles which supplies eastern Asia. …
25 Nov 2008 | News - News story
India’s wild medicinal plants threatened by over-exploitation
India is a hub of the wild-collected plant medicine industry in Asia, but key species have declined due to over-collection to supply domestic and foreign medicinal markets, according to IUCN and TRAFFIC researchers. …
24 Nov 2008 | News - Press Release
