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• - Comprehensive resource for turtle and tortoise information. Includes photo gallery, sounds, species profiles, conservation news, and links.
  
• - Geochelone radiata, by David T. Kirkpatrick.
  
• - Stomping for Earthworms by Clemmys insculpta in Captivity.
  
• - Photographic identification guide and species accounts for Nova Scotia's seven species.
  
• - Full text of published articles about many different species of turtles.
  
• - Conservation and management of the Gopher Tortoises (Gopherus polyphemus) and their habitat.
  
• - A detailed study of the four species of sea turtles found in Long Island waters.
  
• - Dedicated to the care, biology, and conservation of tortoises in the genus Kinixys.
  
• - Information about the biology and captive care of the Australasian Pig-Nose Turtle (Carettochelys insculpta) and Emydura species.
  
• - Links to articles, photos, and research projects about Gopherus agassizii.
  
• - Informative pages from the Animal Diversity Web on most turtle species. Habitat information, photographs, and other resources.
  
• - Dedicated to the captive care and conservation of all turtles and tortoises. Includes gallery, care sheet, and taxonomic list.
  
• - An international nonprofit organization whose members share a common fascination with wild desert tortoises and the environment they depend upon.
  
• - Working hard to get better protection and to purchase habitat for tortoises in Florida.
  
• - Illustrated list of stamps with depictions of turtles or tortoises.
  
• - Group helps establish tortoise preserves, implements management programs for reserves and educational programs that evaluate measures aimed at ecosystem and critical habitat recovery.
  
• - Information about conservation of two species of tortoise (Testudo graeca and Testudo hermanni) in Bulgaria. In Bulgarian and English.
  
• - Discusses loss of habitat, pet collecting, and predators.
  
• - The basics of turtle husbandry and recognizing commonly available native species from the States.
  
• - The imminent threat of extinction of Asian turtle species from commercial exploitation, with links to related articles.
  
• - A small semi-terrestrial turtle from Southeast Asia: Platysternon megacephalum. David T. Kirkpatrick.
  
• - Information on the conservation and captive care of North American Box Turtles, Terrapene sp.
  
• - Research center contributing to a better understanding and management of biodiversity, currently focusing on turtle and tortoise conservation. Includes section on Gopher Tortoise Conservation Initiative.
  
• - Publisher of the journal Chelonian Conservation and Biology, The Turtle and Tortoise Newsletter, and Chelonian Research Monographs.
  
• - An essay on taxonomy and the genus Pelusios by David Kirkpatrick.
  
• - Information from paleontologist Elena Kordikova, including the origin and evolution of Chelonia, classification, nomenclature, and a bibliography.
  
• - Habitat and distribution Trachemys scripta elegans.
  
• - Personal page of a turtle fan with games and lots of other stuff.
  
• - General behavior observations, pictures, advice on NOT keeping them as pets.
  
• - A research and education program sponsored by the Bermuda Aquarium, Museum and Zoo and the Caribbean Conservation Corporation.
  
• - Information about the biology and captive care of snapping turtles (Chelydra serpentina).
  
• - Description and classification of Dermochelys coriacea.
  
• - An international organization dedicated to sustainable captive management of freshwater turtles and tortoises.