We've ticked off the Western Swamp Tortoise chapter of the upcoming turtle film. Seeing this species and the people working with them has been a long term goal and it feels great to have achieved this! | Wild Conservation

🐢 Perth Zoo has welcomed its first western swamp tortoise hatchling of the year, which came as part of a long-standing breeding program aimed at conserving populations of the critically endangered reptile. “The latest cohort of swampies are beginning to emerge from their eggs,” the zoo wrote on Facebook, sharing footage of the first hatchling. “Our animal carers will continue to closely monitor the eggs and hatchlings within the zoo’s behind-the-scenes specialized breeding facility. Once mature

𝗛𝗼𝘄 "𝘁𝘂𝗿𝘁𝗹𝗲-𝘆" 𝗮𝘄𝗲𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀! 🐢 ICYMI, earlier this month, we released 20 critically endangered western swamp tortoises fitted with radio transmitters as part of the ongoing conservation effort to boost wild populations of the species 📈 Their movement patterns will be compared to turtles already established at the site to help scientists learn how the different groups behave and how their behaviour changes as they settle into the environment. Hear from Dr Gerald Kuchli

Not all reptiles in the Bayou have teeth that can kill you. Some are cute like these :) #SwampPeople | HISTORY

On the brink of extinction - only 150 Western Pond Turtles were left in Washington State back in 1991. That's when @WashingtonFishWildlife and Woodland Park Zoo stepped in to help. Now thousands of the native turtles are thriving again in Washington State in a great conservation comeback story🐢🐢🐢 | KOMO News

Some tort-ally exciting news! 🐢 73 zoo bred Western Swamp Tortoises have been released into the wild! Western Swamp Tortoises face many threats - including climate change. So these critically endangered critters were fitted with small tags to record their activity and shell temperature to allow scientists and researchers to gather more information on how to safeguard the species future as the climate changes. This release was conducted after many years of research and collaboration with UWA Res