Hello, friends and patrons of the Florida Turtle Conservation Trust. Our small conservation NGO continues working to conserve Florida's rich turtle diversity through research, education, and advocacy. We are pleased to provide you with this summary of our 2023 activities to date and our current needs for funding of various projects. Please click the image below to view a PDF of the document.
FTCT 2022 Update
Hello friends and patrons of the Florida Turtle Conservation Trust. Our small conservation NGO continues working to conserve Florida's rich turtle diversity through research, education, and advocacy. We are pleased to provide you with this summary of our 2022 activities to date. Please click the image below to view a PDF of the document.
FTCT 2021 Update
Hello friends and patrons of the Florida Turtle Conservation Trust. Despite the challenges and limitations caused by the ongoing pandemic, we remain focused on turtle conservation opportunities. Our small conservation NGO continues working to conserve Florida's rich turtle diversity through research, education, and advocacy. We are pleased to provide you with this summary of our 2021 activities to date. Please click the image below to view a PDF of the document.
Recent Publication on Suwannee Cooters
We are pleased to share our resulting publication from six years of fieldwork on the Alafia River (Hillsborough County, Florida). This paper reports on the first field study of P. c. suwanniensis in a blackwater river system within the southern portion of the subspecies’ range. Multiple survey methods during 2015-2020 revealed that a substantial population of Suwannee cooters inhabits much of this river system. Further research on these turtles in the Alafia River is needed to better understand what appears to be the largest population of this subspecies within its southern range. Our study provides a platform for future research and for conservation and management of a critical population of this turtle. Please click the image below to view a PDF of the paper.
FTCT 2020 Update
This year has been challenging to say the least, yet we remain optimistic about opportunities to continue working to conserve Florida’s rich turtle diversity. We are pleased to provide this summary of our recent activity.
Turtle Conservation Icon Passes Away
The Florida Turtle Conservation Trust and worldwide turtle research and conservation community are saddened by the loss of Dr. Peter C. H. Pritchard (Chelonian Research institute). Peter's global work brought attention to the diversity, ecological importance, and plight of turtles. Peter's wife, Sibille, and their sons are in our thoughts. Rest in peace Peter.
Please click the image below for a wonderful tribute in the Orlando Sentinel newspaper.
Exploring Florida's Rich Turtle Diversity: a symposium co-sponsored by the Florida Turtle Conservation Trust and the Florida Birding & Nature Festival
The FTCT is excited to celebrate its 20th anniversary by presenting a symposium on the diversity, ecology, and conservation of Florida turtles. It will be held in association with the Florida Birding & Nature Festival and is designed for an audience with mixed natural history interests. Seven turtle biologists will present on their chosen species of study at this day-long symposium. Now in its fourth year, the festival organizers are pleased to present this special program on these ecologically significant vertebrates.
Click here to view the symposium program.
Register now at www.fbnfestival.org.
Second Magazine Feature on The Big Turtle Year
Our second article on The Big Turtle Year was recently featured in the latest issue of The Tortoise, a publication of the Turtle Conservancy. “The Turtle Conservancy is dedicated to protecting threatened turtles and tortoises and their habitats worldwide.” Click the image below to view.
