Organizations with cooperative programs with the
Tortoise Reserve, Inc.
Cooperative programs involve grants, contracts, donations, specimen loans, joint conservation
efforts, and educational activities.
Zoos, Aquariums, Museums
Baltimore Zoo
Buttonwood Park Zoo
Florida State Museum
Ft. Worth Zoo
Greensboro Nature Center
(NC)
Knoxville Zoo
National Aquarium
North Carolina State
Museum
North Carolina Zoo
Spartenburg Nature Center
(SC)
Tennessee Aquarium
Colleges and Universities
Appalachian State University
Muhlenberg College
Organizations
National and International
Fudeci (Venezuela)
National Audubon (NC)
Wilderness Society
World Wildlife Fund
Conservation International
Regional
California Turtle and
Tortoise Society
Gopher Tortoise Council
Maryland Natural History
Society
Mid Atlantic Turtle and
Tortoise Society
Private Sector
Alligator Adventure
Agropecuaria Puerto
Miranda, C.A.
Green Nature Books
Saint Augustine Alligator
Farm
Science and Nature
Enrichment Services
Silver Springs Reptile
Institute
Turtle Homes and Turtle
Homes Asia
Conservation Organizations
Ashton Biodiversity Institute
Chu Phuong Conservation
Project (Vietnam)
Expert Center for Taxonomic
Identification
(Netherlands)
Jug Bay Wetlands Institute
Mid-Atlantic Reptile Show
Preservation Fund
Island Conservation Effort
Orinaco Foundation
Partners for Community
Preservation
Project Bog Turtle
Terrapin Institute
Governmental Agencies
Bahama Department of
Agriculture
Maryland Department of
Fisheries
Maryland Department of
Natural Resources
North Carolina State Parks
North Carolina Wildlife
Resources Commission
US Fish and Wildlife Service
PROFAUNA (Venezuela)
The Tortoise Reserve is a member of the following organizations
American Society of
Ichthyologists and
Herpetologists
California Turtle and Tortoise
Society
Chelonian Research
Foundation
Chicago Herpetological
Society
Crocodile Specialists Group
Maryland Herpetological
Society
Mid Atlantic Turtle and
Tortoise Society
New York Turtle and
Tortoise Society
North Carolina Herp. Society
Tortoise Trust
Gopher Tortoise Council
Announcement
The Tortoise Reserve Inc., a non-profit conservation organization and The World Chelonian Trust, a non-profit membership based Turtle and Tortoise society, have entered into an informal cooperative agreement. This agreement will provide a framework for us to work together on various activities where we have a mutual interest. We believe that the combined expertise and assets of the two organizations can be of long-range benefit to many aspects of turtle and tortoise conservation. This arrangement will encourage both organizations to focus resources on specific issues where we have shared interest and it will complement our existing programs.
In that freshwater turtle and tortoise conservation efforts have expanded into issues regarding the pet trade and captive breeding of stressed populations of chelonians as a viable conservation tool, the newly formed agreement seems appropriate and timely. The Tortoise Reserve is already working with a number of organizations and institutions on specific programs, the World Chelonian Trust is also working in some of these same programs as well as others through the efforts of its Board and Membership.
This agreement is open and will provide a greater opportunity for the two organizations to on any number of key issues. In the coming months the directors and boards of the two groups will develop several trial programs which should be of mutual interest that will directly address the conservation needs of turtles.
Marine turtles are outside the primary scope of both organizations.
Members of the World Chelonian Trust may wish to visit the web site of the Tortoise Reserve to learn of their current activities. The visual image resources and the turtle sanctuary program may be of particular interest. www.tortoisereserve.org The World Chelonian Trust also maintains a conservation and care educational web site at www.chelonia.org
Any World Chelonian Trust members wishing to work in the development of specific aspects of this cooperative agreement, or ones having ideas of issues to address, should contact Darrell Senneke. rednine@earthlink.net
We are excited about the potential of our combined efforts.
David S, Lee, Director Tortoise Reserve, Inc.
Darrell Senneke, Director World Chelonian Trust
May 2002
