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• California Turtle and Tortoise Club

  http://www.tortoise.org/
  Offering the most comprehensive resource for turtle and tortoise information on the web.

• Chelonian Research Foundation

  http://www.chelonian.org/
  International Journal of Turtle and Tortoise Research. They are the only international scientific peer-reviewed journal of cosmopolitan and broad-based coverage of all aspects of conservation and biology of all chelonians, including freshwater turtles, marine turtles, and tortoises.

• Dutch Turtle/Tortoise Society

  http://www.trionyx.nl/
  Summaries of articles that have been published in Nederlandse Schildpadden Vereniging (NSV), which is a bi-monthly magazine called De Schildpad (The Turtle). The society provides information regarding turtles in the wild, proper housing, care, and breeding of turtles in captivity and to preserve the ecology of these graceful animals. Site is in Dutch and English.

• Gulf of Maine Aquarium: All About Turtles

  http://octopus.gma.org/turtles/index.html
  Have fun learning about different species of turtles: their habitats, food, and more with stories and activities, for teachers in K-12, or anyone interested in turtles. Join in on the Turtle and Tortoise webring for even more fun and interesting sites all about turtles.

• Help Endagered Animals - Ridley Turtles

  http://www.ridleyturtles.org/
  Saving the Kemp's ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys kempi) from extinction by educating the public and supporting conservation laws that protect sea turtles.

• Mid-Atlantic Turtle and Tortoise Society, Inc.

  http://www.matts-turtles.org/
  Dedicated to responsible herpetoculture , the study of chelonian natural history, and conservation of chelonian habitat.

• New York Turtle and Tortoise Society

  http://nytts.org/
  Dedicated to habitat preservation, promotion of proper husbandry, and captive propagation of turtles and tortoises. Members kept up to date on Turtle crises and legislation worldwide.

• San Diego Turtle and Tortoise Society

  http://www.sdturtle.org/
  Dedicated to the preservation, conservation and study of chelonians. Includes care sheets, membership information, action alerts, and calendar of events.

• Sea Turtle Conservancy

  http://www.conserveturtles.org/
  Dedicated to the conservation of sea turtles and related marine and coastal wildlife through research, training, advocacy, education and the protection of natural areas.

• Tortoise Group

  http://www.tortoisegroup.org/
  Contributing in efforts to protect the wild desert tortoise and its natural habitat and promoting responsible care of legally acquired pet desert tortoises.

• Tortoise Trust Website

  http://www.tortoisetrust.org/
  The Tortise Trust is the world's largest tortoise and turtle organization, with members in more than 26 countries. The site is dedicated to the conservation and captive care of Chelonia.

• Turtle Trax - A Sea Turtle Page

  http://www.turtles.org/
  Dedicated to the wonder and beauty of sea turtles, showing people why sea turtles are threatened throughout the world, focusing on a particularly gruesome threat to the green sea turtle: fibropapilloma tumours.

• World Chelonian Trust

  http://www.chelonia.org/
  Contains turtle and tortoise care sheets, articles, and photo gallery.

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