Turtle Survival

The Turtle Survival Center (TSC) provides the TSA with the much-needed ability to manage
its captive assurance colony programs from a single location and to build healthy, self-sustaining captive
populations for many turtle and tortoise species that have little or no chance for survival in the wild.
SEPTEMBER
2014 2015
Electrical upgrades are conducted to
incorporate a new generator and allow
FEBRUARY
Greenhouse construction completed.
JUNE
Installation of an extensive
drainage system to prevent
flooding and handle heavy rains.
for future growth.
OCTOBER
Greenhouse build-out completed.
This facility serves as the breeding
center for two highly endangered
Sulawesi (Indonesia) endemic species.
It provides tropical conditions due to
temperature and humidity control. The
plants grown here will provide
supplemental food for turtles.
JANUARY
Hatchling Grow-out Room is outfitted with
a water recirculation and filtration system
for low-maintenance rearing of the many
anticipated hatchlings.
AUGUST
Nathan Haislip, Facilities Manager
and Lead Keeper, arrives at the
Turtle Survival Center.
The veterinary clinic undergoes substantial
renovations. The updates include increasing
functionality for hospitalization and quarantine,
converting the exam room into a digital
radiography suite, doubling the size of animal
holding areas, and adding outdoor enclosures
for tortoises.
NOVEMBER
Axel joins the security detail at the
Turtle Survival Center.
FEBRUARY
Gravel added to the driveway to aid with
water drainage and aesthetics on the Turtle
Survival Center property.
MARCH
Cuora Complex is completed. This complex
serves as the breeding center for our collection
of rare Asian box turtles, some of which are
possibly extinct in the wild. This facility will
allow for strict genetic management by
maintaining species in pairs. The complex
features double layers of security to protect
against theft and predation.
$400,000 +
Alan & Patricia Koval Foundation
$100,000 to $199,000
San Diego Zoo
$50,000 to $99,999
Clarence “Ab” Abercrombie, Detroit Zoo,
and Wildlife Conservation Society.
$25,000 to $49,999
Columbus Zoo, Bill Dennler, Disney’s Animal
Kingdom, Fagus Foundation, Riverbanks Zoo &
Garden, Saint Louis Zoo, Sedgwick County Zoo,
David Shapiro, Virginia Zoo, Jacksonville Zoo &
Gardens, Oklahoma City Zoo & Botanical Garden,
Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo & Aquarium, San
Antonio Zoological Gardens & Aquarium,
and Roy Young.
$10,000 to $24,999
Jay Allen, Andrew Sabin Family Foundation, Brian
Bolton, Cleveland Metroparks Zoo,
$10,000 to $24,999 (continued)
Dennis Coules, Dallas Zoo, John Iverson, Moody
Gardens, Walter Sedgwick, Brett & Nancy Stearns,
Steve Gott Memorial Fund, Turtle Conservation Fund,
Walde Research and Environmental Consulting, and
Zoo Atlanta.
$5,000 to $9,999
A Taste of Thai, BREC’s Baton Rouge Zoo, Chelonian
Research Foundation, Desert Tortoise Council,
Dickerson Park Zoo, Matt Frankel, Houston Zoo, Bob
Olsen, Phoenix Zoo, Tennessee Aquarium, Virginia
Aquarium & Marine Science Center, and Bruce Weber.
JULY
Clinton Doak, Chelonian Keeper,
joins the Turtle Survival Center team.
$1,000 to $4,999
Akron Zoo, Audubon Zoo, AZFA Clark Waldram
Conservation Fund, Beardsley Zoo, Bergen
County Zoo, Brevard Zoo, Kurt Buhlmann & Tracey
African Forest Tortoise Enclosures $30,000
Tuberville, Chevron Matching Funds, Faith Connelly, Cuora Complex 2 $35,000
Ellen Trout Zoo, Fort Worth Zoo, Tim Gregory, Henry
Vilas Zoo, Jenkinson’s Aquarium, Kansas City Zoo, Cuora Complex 3 $35,000
Jeffrey Lang, Dwight Lawson, Lee Richardson
Zoo, Los Angeles Zoo & Botanical Gardens, Hersh Meadow Ponds $75,000
Markusfeld, George Meyer, National Aquarium,
National Zoological Park, Ed Neil, Noble Creek
Quarantine Building $100,000
Biological Consulting, North Carolina Zoological Park,
Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium, Puget Sound AAZK Security System upgrades $17,500
Chapter, David Simon, Frank & Kate Slavens, James
Stewart, Ron Tremper, Wildlife World Zoo & Aquarium,
Tortoise Barn 2 $50,000
and Woodland Park Zoo.
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