The Turtle Conservancy is dedicated to protecting threatened turtles and tortoises and their habitats worldwide.

The Turtle Conservancy focuses its work on five strategic program areas related to the conservation of tortoises and freshwater turtles, including: 1) Conservation of species in their natural habitat through land acquisition and preserve management, 2) Maintenance of captive breeding programs to help restore natural populations, 3) Monitoring and helping to prevent the illegal trade of threatened and endangered species, 4) Outreach and education through global awareness initiatives, 5) Support and implementation of scientific research and the dissemination of scientific knowledge.

The Turtle Conservancy is proud to employ several of the world's foremost tortoise and freshwater turtle experts, with significant experience and demonstrated success in the conservation and recovery of critically endangered turtle species. In addition, the TC partners with many international conservation organizations in an effort to tackle complex conservation issues worldwide. We currently support conservation initiatives in Mexico, South Africa, Madagascar, Palawan and the United States. The TC has a wide-reaching public platform with a significant media presence. We reach over 200,000 social media users in over 50 countries, bringing the wonder of turtles to people worldwide through Instagram, Twitter and Facebook. We also produce star-studded, turtle-centric public service announcements, publish an annual art and conservation magazine entitled "The Tortoise," and collaborate with The Dodo, Rainforest Trust and Global Wildlife Conservation to produce turtle conservation-related videos viewed by over 2,000,000 people in 2017.

The Turtle Conservancy measures success in several ways, including membership and donations, social media outreach and quantifiable results in our in-situ conservation programs.

The Turtle Conservancy has conserved over 50,000 acres of critically endangered tortoise and freshwater turtle habitat worldwide. We regularly reach over 200,000 people in over 50 countries with our social media presence disseminating information about the world's most critically endangered turtles. We believe we are just beginning-- with well over 300 species of turtles still endangered, we have a lot of work to do to stabilize the dire situation that faces many of our planet's most vulnerable species.