TORTOISE Magazine

Full-color print magazine that has been published since 2011. It unites photographers, artists, and conservationists to creatively champion turtle preservation and broader environmental concerns. Articles span the globe and cover topics like wildlife trafficking, climate change impacts on species, and interviews with known figures such as the founder of Patagonia, Yvon Chouinard

YVON CHOUINARD • B. 1938

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TURTLE CONSERVANCY AROUND THE WORLD • Updates on our projects and partners supporting more than 65 species

UNITED NATIONS RECOGNIZES THE TURTLE CONSERVANCY

HALF-CENTURY OF STUDY & PRESERVATION • The Desert Tortoise Research Natural Area celebrates 50 years

COURAGE • Salman Rushdie inspires us with his fortitude and perseverance over hate

DANCING FOR NATURE • Vildwerk Foundation unites artists with environmentalists for the greater good

SUPPORTING UKRAINE • TC provides refuge for a Ukrainian family in a time of need

FROZEN IN SPACE AND TIME • AN INTERVIEW WITH TAXIDERMY MASTER BILLY HANKINS

REACHING THE PINNACLE OF CONSERVATION • Yvon Chouinard founded a billion-dollar outdoor adventure business—then he and his family turned the profits over to fighting climate change

TINDERBOX • While the illegal pet trade creates a crisis for turtles, an innovative network of organizations fight to give confiscated animals a second chance

FEELING THE HEAT • CAN DESERT TORTOISES HIDE FROM CLIMATE CHANGE?

THE TURTLE UNDERGROUND • Grassroots action empowered with an Indigenous perspective seeks to protect Atlanta’s forest

THE NOISE OF LIFE • The Art of Kenny Scharf

EVERYONE EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE • The emerging technology of eDNA has the potential to revolutionize our understanding of the planet’s ecosystems—and our ability to protect them

LOOKING FOR A NEW HOME • Australia’s Critically Endangered Western Swamp Turtle confronts climate change with “assisted colonization”

EVERYTHING YOU CAN DO … AI CAN DO BETTER • EXTINCTION AT THE <BLEEP> OF HUMAN INVENTION

AI WILL KILL SAVE EVERYTHING • How ChatGPT plans to save turtles … and perhaps, humanity

IN MEMORIAM