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Burmese & Indian / Sri Lankan Star Tortoises
(G. platynota & G. elegans)
Other Stars
Angulate Tortoise
(Chersina angulata)
Misc. Pages
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Rescue & Adoption Links
Turtles & tortoises
A beautiful Burmese Star tortoise (Geochelone platynota). The Burmese Star is a critically endangered species due to habitat loss and illegal collecting in the wild.
If you are looking for a pet tortoise, always buy a captive-bred one, or better yet, adopt a rescue tortoise. You can make a difference. One tortoise at a time!
Note: These links are not intended as an endorsement. I am not personally familiar with these rescue groups. As always, do check out the group or person before conducting any business with them.
Turtle & tortoise rescue links - USA
Nationwide
- Petfinder - adoption listings from rescue groups, including turtles and tortoises, look under "Scales, Fins & Other"
AL - Alabama
- ARRS - Alabama Reptile Rescue Sanctuary
AR - Arkansas
AZ - Arizona
- ASDM - Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum, Desert tortoise adoption program in the Tucson area
- AZGFD - Arizona Game and Fish Department, list of state-sanctioned adoption facilities for Desert tortoises
- My New Turtle - rescues for adoption
- Phoenix Herpetological society - turtle and tortoise adoptions, including Arizona Desert tortoises
- Tucson Red Eared Sliders, RES - Aquatic Turtle Rescue, mostly Red Eared and Yellow Bellied Sliders, Tucson
CA - California
- American Tortoise Rescue - ATR, Malibu
- Clovis Turtle & Tortoise Rescue - Clovia
- CTTC - California Turtle and Tortoise Club; local chapters include Cen-Val, Chino Valley, Foothill, High Desert, Inland Empire, Kern Co, Low Desert, Orange Co, San Fernando Valley, Santa Barbara - Ventura, Silicon Valley, TOOSLO, and Turtle & Tortoise Care Society
- Joshua Tree Tortoise Rescue - rescue and rehabilitation of the endangered California Desert Tortoise, chapter of CTTC, Joshua Tree
- NCHS - Northern California Herpetological Society, Sacramento
- SDHS - San Diego Herpetological Society
- SDTTS - San Diego Turtle and Tortoise Society
- The Tortoise Home - Kevin Norred, San Jose
- Turtle Dreams - "Montecito Turtle Lady" (Jeanie Vaughan) by Judi Anderson in Society, Feb 2008
CO - Colorado
- CoRHS - Colorado Reptile Humane Society, Longmont
FL - Florida
ID - Idaho
IN - Indiana
ME - Maine
- NEARR - New England Amphibian & Reptile Rescue, Canaan
MD - Maryland
- MARS - Mid-Atlantic Reptile Show, local rescue & adoption, Baltimore
- MATTS - Mid-Atlantic Turtle & Tortoise Society, Baltimore
MI - Michigan
NV - Nevada
NM - New Mexico
- RGTTC - Rio Grande Turtle & Tortoise Club, Albuquerque
NY - New York
OH - Ohio
- ARR - Arrowhead Reptile Rescue
PA - Pennsylvania
TX - Texas
VA - Virginia
- VARR - VA Reptile Rescue, Manassas
Other rescue links
- Anapsid - Melissa Kaplan's list of herp societies and rescue organizations, US and international
- Desert Tortoise Council - Desert tortoises in AZ, CA, NV, UT
- Desert Tortoise Council - Answering Questions about Desert Tortoises; chapter 2 describes laws protecting the Desert tortoises, chapter 4 includes info about adoptions in AZ, CA, NV, and UT
- Kingsnake - reptile rescue forum
- The Rescue Shelter - reptile rescues by state
Turtle & tortoise rescue links - Other countries
Canada
UK
- Tortoise Trust - UK bb, rescue & rehoming for non-TT members, new policy Mar 2011
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