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SIGNIFICANT BREEDINGS Significant Breedings Cris Hagen The most exciting news to emerge from the Turtle Survival Center (TSC) this year was our first successful captive reproduction of Big-headed Turtles (Platysternon megacephalum) in October 2015. The species has proved challenging to reproduce in captivity and such breedings are rarely reported. Continuing the success from 2014, the TSC again welcomed several Yellow-headed Box Turtles (Cuora aurocapitata) this year. Other notable captive reproduction during 2014 and 2015 include our first Bourret’s Box Turtle (Cuora bourreti), Yellowmargined Box Turtles (Cuora flavomarginata), a Spiny Hill Turtle (Heosemys spinosa), Vietnamese Pond Turtles (Mauremys annamensis), Red-necked Pond Turtles (Mauremys nigricans), and Beale’s Eyed Turtles (Sacalia bealei). Without doubt, one of the most significant turtle breedings in the U.S., was the successful 2015 hatching of two Zhou’s Box Turtles (Cuora zhoui). This species currently ranks second or third on the list of the top 25 most endangered chelonians in the world. Only 12 hatchlings are known to have been produced in captivity in the U.S. in the last ten years. This species will only be brought back from the brink of extinction by careful management and an essential collaboration between national and international holdings. The Yellow-headed Box Turtle (Cuora aurocapitata) is a critically endangered species, with TSC among only a few U.S. localities reproducing them. PHOTO CREDIT: CRIS HAGEN The Yellow-margined Box Turtle (Cuora flavomarginata) is a species with a very successful TSA captive management program. PHOTO CREDIT: CRIS HAGEN The first successful reproduction of the Spiny Hill Turtle (Heosemys spinosa) at the Turtle Survival Center occurred in 2014. PHOTO CREDIT: CRIS HAGEN The TSC hatched its first Bourret’s Box Turtle (Cuora bourreti) in 2015. PHOTO CREDIT: CRIS HAGEN Over 20 critically endangered Vietnamese Pond Turtles (Mauremys annamensis) were hatched at the TSC in 2015. PHOTO CREDIT: CRIS HAGEN The TSC achieved its first successful reproduction of Big-headed Turtles (Platysternon megacephalum) in 2015. PHOTO CREDIT: CRIS HAGEN Zhou’s Box Turtle (Cuora zhoui), one of the world’s most endangered vertebrate species, demands essential collaborations if it’s to be brought back from the brink of extinction. PHOTO CREDIT: CRIS HAGEN december 2015 06 turtle survival
ANIMAL MANAGEMENT Making Connections Ilze Astad and Christine Bowie One of the many benefits of opening the Turtle Survival Center in South Carolina has been our expanded ability to engage with the community through outreach events. Connecting with people face-to-face can have a lasting impact, especially when that connection is made between a tortoise and a child! We hope to continue to expand these efforts in the future and continue to foster ongoing, rewarding relationships with our neighbors in the Charleston area. Backyard NatureScope provides an annual opportunity for students to learn from local environmental specialists and community businesses about what can be done to protect and enhance their environment. The environmental field day is hosted by Berkeley County Kids Who Care, a local nonprofit aimed at educating children about the environment. PHOTO CREDIT: ILZE ASTAD Visitors to the Turtle Survival Alliance booth at the Charleston Earth Day Festival are wowed by TSA’s rare turtle ambassadors. PHOTO CREDIT: ILZE ASTAD Carol Armell, TSC Operations Specialist, attends a community outreach event at Cypress Gardens in Berkeley County, South Carolina. A variety of species from the Turtle Survival Center tagged along; front and center is a Burmese Mountain Tortoise. PHOTO CREDIT: NATHAN HAISLIP a publication of the turtle survival alliance 07 visit us online at www.turtlesurvival.org
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