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African Mud Turtles An essay on taxonomy and the genus Pelusios by David Kirkpatrick. www.unc.edu/~dtkirkpa/stuff/pel.html

Gopher Tortoise Guardians Working hard to get better protection and to purchase habitat for tortoises in Florida. community.naplesnews.com/29

Desert Tortoise Preserve Committee Group helps establish tortoise preserves, implements management programs for reserves and educational programs that evaluate measures aimed at ecosystem and critical habitat recovery. www.tortoise-tracks.org

Bermuda Turtle Project A research and education program sponsored by the Bermuda Aquarium, Museum and Zoo and the Caribbean Conservation Corporation. cccturtle.org/bermuda/index2.htm

Leatherback Turtles in Cornwall Description and classification of Dermochelys coriacea. www.wildlifetrust.org.uk/cornwall/species/leather.htm

David Kirkpatrick's Turtle Stuff Full text of published articles about many different species of turtles. www.unc.edu/~dtkirkpa/stuff/turtles.html

Nova Scotia Turtles Photographic identification guide and species accounts for Nova Scotia's seven species. museum.gov.ns.ca/mnh/nature/turtles

American Box Turtles Information on the conservation and captive care of North American Box Turtles, Terrapene sp. www.americanboxturtle.freeservers.com

African Hingeback Tortoise Central Dedicated to the care, biology, and conservation of tortoises in the genus Kinixys. www.geocities.com/hiramtom/tortindex.html

Chelonian Research Foundation Publisher of the journal Chelonian Conservation and Biology, The Turtle and Tortoise Newsletter, and Chelonian Research Monographs. www.chelonian.org

Box Turtle Conservation Strategies, McKeever Center, Pennsylvania Discusses loss of habitat, pet collecting, and predators. www.mckeever.org/turtle.html

California Turtle and Tortoise Club Comprehensive resource for turtle and tortoise information. Includes photo gallery, sounds, species profiles, conservation news, and links. www.tortoise.org

Big-headed Turtle A small semi-terrestrial turtle from Southeast Asia: Platysternon megacephalum. David T. Kirkpatrick. www.unc.edu/~dtkirkpa/stuff/bigheads.html

Order Testudines Informative pages from the Animal Diversity Web on most turtle species. Habitat information, photographs, and other resources. animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/../reptilia/testudines.html

Desert Tortoise Council An international nonprofit organization whose members share a common fascination with wild desert tortoises and the environment they depend upon. www.deserttortoise.org

Box Turtle Observation Project General behavior observations, pictures, advice on NOT keeping them as pets. www.marietta.edu/~mcshaffd/boxt/boxt.html

Turtles and Tortugas Personal page of a turtle fan with games and lots of other stuff. www.geocities.com/Heartland/Prairie/1454

Radiated Tortoise Geochelone radiata, by David T. Kirkpatrick. www.unc.edu/~dtkirkpa/stuff/radiated.html

Red Eared Slider Habitat and distribution Trachemys scripta elegans. www.tpwd.state.tx.us/nature/wild/reptiles/slider.htm

Semi-Aquatic Turtles Overview The basics of turtle husbandry and recognizing commonly available native species from the States. www.unc.edu/~dtkirkpa/stuff/oversemi.html

Wood Turtle Earthworm Stomping Stomping for Earthworms by Clemmys insculpta in Captivity. www.unc.edu/~dtkirkpa/stuff/stomp.html

Asian Turtle Crisis The imminent threat of extinction of Asian turtle species from commercial exploitation, with links to related articles. nytts.org/asianturtlecrisis.html

Chelonia Information from paleontologist Elena Kordikova, including the origin and evolution of Chelonia, classification, nomenclature, and a bibliography. mitglied.lycos.de/kordikova/index_3.html

Snapping Turtle Page Information about the biology and captive care of snapping turtles (Chelydra serpentina). www.chelydra.org

Carettochelys.com Information about the biology and captive care of the Australasian Pig-Nose Turtle (Carettochelys insculpta) and Emydura species. www.carettochelys.com

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