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Ron GerlachA brief history of the Indian Ocean giant tortoises (2017)
Satyaranjan Behera, B. Tripathy, K. Sivakumar and B.C. ChoudhuryA CASE STUDY ON OLIVE RIDLEY (LEPIDOCHELYS OLIVACEA) SOLITARY NESTS IN GAHIRMATHA ROOKERY, ODISHA, INDIA (2013)
Lee Durrell:A is for Angonoka: the Ploughshare Tortoise Project and the ABCs of Tortoise Conservation (1994)
Sonya Miles BVSc CertAVP(ZM) MRCVSA pre-femoral approach to surgically treating pre-ovulatory follicular stasis in a marginated tortoise
James C. Gumbs:A Preliminary Assessment Of The Foraging Sea Turtle Populations Of Anguilla (2005)
Caroline M. PondA resource for chelonian research
Joanna Hedley BVM&S DZooMed (Reptilian) MRCVSA REVIEW OF GASTROINTESTINAL PARASITES IN TORTOISES (2013)
Basudev TripathyAN INVESTIGATION INTO OLIVE RIDLEY SEA TURTLE (LEPIDOCHELYS OLIVACEA) MORTALITY ALONG THE ORISSA COAST OF INDIA (2010)
Michael White, Liza Boura and Lily VenizelosAN OVERVIEW OF MEDASSET’S ROLE IN SEA TURTLE RESEARCH AND CONSERVATION IN ALBANIA (2010)
Alan F. Rees:Archelon, The Sea Turtle Protection Society Of Greece: 21 Years Studying And Protecting Sea Turtles (2005)
Michelle L. Ward:ASSESSMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF THE HEALTH OF PET CHELONIA. (2007)
Peter E. Holt: Barium Studies in Testudo graeca (1978)
June Chatfield:Basic Nutrition and Feeding in Aquatic and Terrestrial Chelonia (1989)
Julia Davenport:BCG Visit to Seychelles: Giant Tortoises and Aspects of Wildlife Conservation (2001)
Jenny Whilde, Liam Whitmore, Calvin Yang, Catherine B. Eastman, Rachel Thomas, Devon Rollinson, Brooke Burkhalter, Mark Q. Martindale and David J. DuffyBehaviour of juvenile green turtles (Chelonia mydas) before and after fibropapillomatosis tumour removal
Karen A. Jensen and Indraneil Das:BIOLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS ON THE ASIAN SOFT-SHELL TURTLE IN SARAWAK, MALAYSIAN BORNEO, WITH NOTES ON THE BIOLOGY AND CONSERVATION OF OTHER NON-MARINE TURTLES (2006)
John Davenport:The Biology of the Diamondback Terrapin Malaclemys terrapin (Latreille) (1992)
Justin Gerlach:Breeding And Reintroduction Of Seychelles Chelonia (2005)
Pauline Brown:Breeding of Kinixys homeana (Home's hinged-back tortoise) (1991)
Henny Fenwick:Breeding Tortoises in Captivity (1992)
Oliphant F. Jackson:Carapace and Other Bone Injuries in Chelonia (1987)
Henny Fenwick:Care and Management of Captive Sick Chelonians (1990)
Brian and Diana Pursall:Case History of a Sick Testudo hermanni (1987)
Stephen J. Divers:Certain Aspects of the Veterinary Care of Chelonia. (1996)
Jessica Farrell, Rachel Thomas, Mark Q. Martindale and David J. DuffyCharacterisation of fibropapillomatosis tumour growth profiles in green sea turtles (Chelonia mydas)
June Chatfield:Charles Darwin's Account of the Giant Tortoises on the Galapagos Islands (1987)
Justin GerlachChelonia and People in Seychelles (1997)
Stuart McArthur:CHELONIAN ANAESTHESIA AND SURGERY (2006)
June E. Chatfield:Chelonia In Perspective: A Look Across Time. (2009)
Martin P. C. LawtonCHELONIAN RESPIRATORY SYSTEM IN HEALTH AND DISEASE (2012)
John HaywardCITES and the security of chelonia (2016)
P. Zwart:Clinical Diagnosis in Captive Reptiles (1991)
Oliver H.P. Burman, Lisa M. Collins, Tatjana Hoehfurtner, Martin Whitehead and Anna WilkinsonCold-blooded care: understanding reptile care and implications for their welfare (2016)
Thushan  Kapurusinghe, Lalith Ekanayake, M. M. Saman and Deshapriya Saman Rathnakumara:COMMUNITY-BASED MARINE TURTLE CONSERVATION IN KOSGODA, SRI LANKA: NESTING RESULTS FROM 2005 TO 2007. (2008)
Claire LomasConservation and rehabilitation of sea turtles in the Maldives (2020)
Vicky Rae, Liza Boura, Konstantina Andreanidou and Georgios SampsonConservation assessment of two important loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta) nesting beaches in Turkey (2020)
Natalia Gallego-García and Germán Forero-MedinaConservation of the Magdalena River Turtle in the Sinú River, Colombia (2016)
Ryan C.J. WalkerTHE CONSERVATION ISSUES FACING THE CRITICALLY ENDANGERED MADAGASCAR RADIATED TORTOISE (ASTROCHELYS RADIATA). (2011)
H. Robert BustardCONSERVATION OF SEA TURTLES WITH  SPECIAL REFERENCE TO INDIA (2014)
Henk ZwartepoorteCONSERVATION OF SPECIES THROUGH CAPTIVE BREEDING (2011)
Barbara Livoreil:Conservation Programmes for Hermann’s tortoises in France - The Soptom Experience (2003)
Isabel Byrne and Duncan Murray-UrenCore temperatures of nesting female hawksbill turtles (Eretmochelys imbricata) in the north-east of Tobago (2020)
Rebecca Hitchman, Imogen Richens and Cathy FullerCreation of an image archive to preserve the value of the University of Bristol chelonian collection
Siuna A. Reid BVMS CertAVP(ZooMed) MRCVSCurrent trends in the husbandry and veterinary care of tortoises (2017)
Sofie RogersCYPRUS TURTLEWATCH 1999-2010 WITH EMPHASIS ON 2009 AND 2010 (2010)
Flora Ihlow and Jeffrey E. DawsonEcological research and conservation status of turtles at the Tonlé Sap Biosphere Reserve in central Cambodia (2016)
Ana R. Patrício, Castro Barbosa, Paulo Catry and Aissa RegallaEcology and conservation of green turtles in Guinea-Bissau (2021)
Justin GerlachTHE END OF 16 YEARS OF TORTOISE AND TERRAPIN CONSERVATION ON SILHOUETTE ISLAND, SEYCHELLES (2011)
Stephen J. Divers:Emergency Care of the Critically Ill Tortoise (1998)
J Gerlach and K.L. Canning:Evolution and History of the Giant Tortoises of the Aldabra Island Group (1996)
Melissa OcanaEXPLORING MASS-NESTING ARRIBADAS OF OLIVE RIDLEYS (LEPIDOCHELYS OLIVACEA) AT LA ESCOBILLA, MEXICO: A PRELIMINARY REPORT (2010)
Joël Allainguillaume, Ashley Campbell, Zoe McLean, Joao R. Santos, Samuel T. Evans, Joseph Leslie, Adam Croxford, Tim Skelton and Gráinne McCabeEx-situ conservation of the pancake tortoise (Malacochersus tornieri) – novel DNA markers for the genetic characterisation of captive breeding populations (2017)
Liliana P. ColmanEcology and conservation of leatherback sea turtles in Brazil
Jenny Whilde, Liam Whitmore, Calvin Yang, Ashley Taylor, Briana Schaffner, Catherine B. Eastman1, Rachel Thomas, Devon Rollinson Ramia and David J. Duffy1Effects of food-based enrichment on the behaviour of juvenile green turtles (Chelonia mydas) in a rehabilitation facility in Florida (2021)
Martin L. Whitehead BSc PhD BVSc CertSAM MRCVSFactors contributing to poor welfare of pet reptiles
David Mifsud, Maegan Stapleton and Ryan WalkerField observations on the natural history of the Malagasy hingeback tortoise, Kinixys zombensis domerguei
Melita Vamberger and Margaretha D. HofmeyrFilling the sampling gaps: conservation genetics of the leopard tortoise (Stigmochelys pardalis) (2020)
Michael WhiteTHE FIRST STUDY OF SEA TURTLES AT RAROTONGA, SOUTHERN COOK ISLANDS (2013)
Justin Gerlach:Five Years Of Chelonia Conservation By The Nature Protection Trust Of Seychelles (2003)
John E. Cooper:‘FROM CORALS TO REPTILES’: THE ELKAN MEMORIAL LECTURE ATTRACTS VETERINARY SURGEONS AND HERPETOLOGISTS. (2008)
Chris McFarling:Galapagoes and Man (1997)
Leonor Stjepic:The Gentle Giants Of Galapagos (2005)
Justin Gerlach:GIANT TORTOISES OF THE INDIAN OCEAN. (2007)
Lindsey WestGreen Turtle (Chelonia mydas) nesting behaviour in Kigamboni District, United Republic of Tanzania. (2017)
Kylie L. Scales, James P. Lewis, Rachel T. Graham and Brendan J. GodleyTHE HAWKSBILL TURTLE, ERETMOCHELYS IMBRICATA, AT LIGHTHOUSE REEF ATOLL, BELIZE (2011)
H. Robert BustardThe hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata): conservation research (2016)
Martin Lawton:Health Problems Associated with Eating (1989)
J. Giraudo, T. Hermans, M. Cheylan, B. Livoreil, A. Catard, A. Cadi:HERMANN’S TORTOISE IN THE PLAINE DES MAURES (FRANCE) (2006)
Henny Fenwick:Hibernation of Mediterranean Tortoises (2002)
Albert Martínez-Silvestre, Joan Budó, Andreu Cufí, Joaquim Soler and Beate PfauHigh prevalence of Picornavirus and Mycoplasma in free-living Hermann’s tortoises Testudo hermanni in L’Albera Mountains, Catalonia (NE Spain) (2021)
John Hoare: Homeopathy (2002)
Ian Hunt:How European Community Regulations Affect Owners and Breeders of Chelonia in the UK (2000)
Adam RadovanovicHusbandry and reproduction of the African spurred tortoise, Centrochelys sulcata (Miller, 1779)
Fiona McGrattan:The Husbandry of Kinixys belliana (1983)
Julia Haywood, Dimitris Margaritoulis, Panagiota Theodorou and ALan F. ReesIdentifying critical marine habitats of the largest nesting population of loggerhead sea turtles in the Mediterranean: insights from stable isotope markers and satellite telemetry (2021)
Michael S. AlboroughIDENTIFYING FACTORS EFFECTING SUCCESS IN COMMUNITY-BASED SEA TURTLE CONSERVATION PROJECTS IN MALAYSIA (2012)
Sharon RedrobeIMAGING INSIDE TORTOISES (2011)
Paul Abraham Whittock:THE IMPACT OF SEA LEVEL RISE ON A MAJOR MEDITERRANEAN LOGGERHEAD SEA TURTLE NESTING SITE: ZAKYNTHOS ISLAND, GREECE. (2009)
Mona Khalil, Habiba Syed and Monica Aureggi:IMPACT OF WAR ON THE SOUTH LEBANON SEA TURTLE NESTING POPULATION. (2009)
Dr Martina Raffel and Elmar MeierTHE INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR THE CONSERVATION OF TURTLES IN MÜNSTER ZOO – AN UPDATE (2010)
Ryan C. J. WalkerTHE INTERNET BASED TRADE IN MADAGASCAR’S CRITICALLY ENDANGERED TORTOISE SPECIES: A PRELIMINARY STUDY IDENTIFYING THE CONSERVATION THREATS (2012)
Victor J.T. LoehrThe Karoo dwarf tortoise (Chersobius boulengeri): field report on a vanishing species (2021)
E.J. PirogTHE LEOPARD TORTOISE STIGMOCHELYS (= GEOCHELONE) PARDALIS OF AFRICA (2010)
Jen JonesLONESOME GEORGE: THE LEGACY (2013)
Bethan Parry:THE RED-EARED SLIDER (TRACHEMYS SCRIPTA) AND HICKATEE (TRACHEMYS DECUSSATA) ON GRAND CAYMAN. (2009)
Matthew Rendle RVNThe red-footed tortoise (Chelonoidis carbonaria) : threats in the wild – an overview
Jonathan Houghton:The Kefalonian Marine Turtle Project (1999)
Pat Evans:Looking back: Twenty Years of Keeping and Breeding European Tortoises (1987)
Stuart McArthur:Lymphoproliferative disease in Testudo hermanni and Geochelone pardalis tortoises associated with Herpesvirus-like infection. (1998)
Declan Nolan:The Maintenance and Breeding of the Loggerhead Musk Turtle (Sternotherus minor minor) (1991)
Glen Cousquer:MANAGEMENT OF POST HIBERNATION RAT BITE INJURIES IN A SPUR THIGHED TORTOISE (TESTUDO GRAECA). (2008)
Henny Fenwick:MANAGING CHELONIA IN A HOME ENVIRONMENT. (2008)
Vicky Rae, Enerit Sacdanaku, Ilda Prifti and Endora CelohoxhajMapping of Albania’s inshore waters for supporting suitable loggerhead nesting beaches (2021)
R. Lockhart:Marine Turtle Conservation in Papua New Guinea (1990)
Suzanne R. Livingstone & J.R. Downie:Marine Turtle Conservation On The North Coast Of Trinidad – A Darwin Initiative Project (2005)
Lily Venizelos:Mediterranean Sea Turtles (2002)
Jennifer A. Cruce:MONITORING OF NESTING GREEN TURTLES (CHELONIA MYDAS) IN ULITHI ATOLL, YAP, FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA. (2009)
Satyaranjan BeheraMonitoring of nesting sites of olive ridleys and identification of future potential mass nesting sites along the Gahirmatha rookery, Odisha, east coast of India (2016)
Oliphant F. Jackson:Mouldy hay (1988)
Julia Davenport:Natural hibernation of captive Testudo horsfieldii (2004)
Sergey M. Drobenkov:NESTING HABITATS AND BREEDING BEHAVIOUR OF THE EUROPEAN POND TURTLE (EMYS ORBICULARIS) IN THE POLESYE REGION, SOUTH BELARUS. (2009)
Lesa Longley:NON-INFECTIOUS DISEASES ASSOCIATED WITH HUSBANDRY PROBLEMS IN CAPTIVE CHELONIA. (2008)
Michelle Barrows:Nutrition and Nutritional Disease in Chelonians (2001)
Roger MeekNUTRITIONAL SELECTION IN HERMANN’S TORTOISE, TESTUDO HERMANNI, IN MONTENEGRO AND CROATIA (2010)
Belinda Wright and Biswajit Mohanty:Operation Kachhapa - A Ngo Initiative To Protect Olive Ridleys In Orissa (2005)
George Wallace:The origins and development of the British Chelonia Group: a diary 1976 - 1990 (2001)
Chris Tilley:Origins and Development of the British Chelonia Group: The Sequel 1991 - 2002 (2002)
John E. Cooper:Overseas work with chelonia (2002)
Dr. R. A. Avery:Parasites and the Biology of Chelonians (1990)
Mohammad K. Al-ZibdahPOPULATION STATUS AND CONSERVATION OF MARINE TURTLES AT JORDAN’S GULF OF AQABA, RED SEA (2007)
Mark E. Outerbridge, Ruth O’Riordan and John DavenportPost-emergent movements and survivorship of diamondback terrapin (Malaclemys terrapin) hatchlings in Bermuda: the role of predation by herons
Stuart McArthur:Post-hibernation anorexia (pha) (Testudo species) (2004)
Nathanael, Samarakoon, Warasumanna, Rajapakse, & De Silva:Preliminary Observations On Parasites Of Captive Star Tortoises (Geochelone Elegans) In Sri Lanka (2004)
Peter Richardson:Progress with the Marine Turtles Grouped Species Action Plan (2001)
Michael White and Gemma GalbraithRAKAHANGA ATOLL: SEA TURTLES AT A REMOTE SITE IN OCEANIA (2013)
B. K. Sharath:Range Extention of the Travancore Tortoise (Indotestudo forstenii) and the Cane Turtle (Geoemyda silvatica) along the Western Ghats of South India (1998)
Bethan Parry:THE RED-EARED SLIDER (TRACHEMYS SCRIPTA) AND HICKATEE (TRACHEMYS DECUSSATA) ON GRAND CAYMAN. (2009)
Robert BustardRediscovery of the flatback turtle (Natator depressus [Garman]) and its conservation
Roger Meek:Reptiles, Thermoregulation and the Environment (1995)
P. Zwart:Reptilian Diseases: a Pathophysiological Approach (1993)
John Chitty:RESPIRATORY DISEASE OF CHELONIA. (2008)
Abigail RowleyRESTORATION OF PINTA ISLAND THROUGH THE REPATRIATION OF GIANT TORTOISES (2012)
Satyaranjan Behera and Basudev TripathyREVIEW OF CURRENT DEVELOPMENTAL ACTIVITIES AND THEIR POSSIBLE IMPACT ON OLIVE RIDLEY SEA TURTLES ALONG THE ODISHA COAST OF INDIA (2014)
Rachel MowbrayROTTEN EGGS – REPRODUCTIVE DISEASE IN TORTOISES (2014)
Matt WardThe Sakaerat Tortoise Telemetry Project, Sakaerat Biosphere Reserve, Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand (2017)
Lucy Hawkes:Satellite tracking of loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta) following nesting at Bald Head Island, N. Carolina, USA (2004)
Daniel EvansSea Turtle Conservancy’s Caribbean Leatherback Tracking and Conservation Project, Bocas del Toro region, Panama
J. Tomás, B.J. Godley, Y.M. León, O. Revuelta and J.A. RagaSEA TURTLE CONSERVATION IN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: THE IMPORTANCE OF NATIONAL PARKS (2011)
Kirsty Reid:SEA TURTLES IN TOBAGO: REPORT FROM A UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW UNDERGRADUATE EXPEDITION. (2008)
Kevin Buley:Shellshock The European Association Of Zoos & Aquaria (Eaza) Turtle & Tortoise Conservation Campaign 2004/2005 (2005)
Pierre Fidenci and Reymar CastilloSOME DATA ON THE DISTRIBUTION, CONSERVATION STATUS AND PROTECTION OF FRESHWATER TURTLES IN THE PALAWAN ISLAND GROUP, PHILIPPINES (2010)
Margaret and John E. Cooper:Some Observations on Reproductive Behaviour in Hinge-back Tortoises (Kinixys belliana) (1994)
Raquel S. Fernandes, Marcos A. M. Pereira, Muri G. Soares & Cristina M. M. LouroSpatio-temporal nesting distribution of the loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta) at the Ponta do Ouro Partial Marine Reserve, Mozambique (2016)
Ryan C.J. Walker:THE SPIDER TORTOISE (PYXIS ARACHNOIDES) – MADAGASCAR’S FORGOTTEN SPECIES?. (2009)
Sidney Bailey:The Status of Horsfield's Tortoise (Agrionemys horsfieldi) in the USSR (1986)
Monica Aureggi:The Status of Marine Turtles in Thailand (2006)
Satyaranjan Behera, A.K. Panda, S.K. Dutta and S. NayakStatus survey of Batagur baska and Pelochelys cantorii in the state of Odisha, east coast of India
Melanie C. Smith, Christopher J. Michaels and Edward J. NarayanStereotypic pacing and faecal corticosterone metabolites as non-invasive indicators of stress in rehabilitating green turtles (Chelonia mydas) (2021)
John & Margaret CooperSTUDIES ON CHELONIANS AND OTHER REPTILES IN KENYA (2012)
Alan F. Rees, Adib Saad and Mohammad Jony:Tagging Green Turtles (Chelonia Mydas) And Loggerhead Turtles (Caretta Caretta) In Syria (2005)
Jim Wright:The Tale of some Lucky Horsfield Tortoises (1979)
John and Margaret Cooper TEACHING, TREATING AND TRACKING: WORK  IN KENYA CONTINUES (2014)
David Madge:Temperature and Sex Determination in Reptiles with Reference to Chelonians (1985)
Shritika S. Prakash, Malakai Tuiono1, Sophie Clay, Pita Qarau, Colin Philip, Katy Miller, Semisi Meo, Laitia Tamata, Saras Sharma-Gounder and Susanna Piovano1Temporal and geographic distribution of hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) nests in Fiji, South Pacific (2020)
Kramer and Vickers:Testudo hermanni on Mallorca (1984)
King, Kuchling and Bradshaw:Thermal Environment, Behaviour and Body Condition of Wild Pseudemydura umbrina (Testudines:Chelidae) During Late Winter and Early Spring (1998)
Richard ThomasTORTOISES AND THE EXOTIC ANIMAL TRADE IN BRITAIN FROM MEDIEVAL TO ‘MODERN’ (2013)
John E Cooper and Margaret E CooperTortoises and training in Africa: what could possibly go wrong? (2016)
Richard N. Smith:The Tortoise Egg (1985)
Peter Pritchard:Tortoise Life (1992)
Julie Jackson, James Lewis, Rachel Graham and Brendan GodleyTRACKING JUVENILE HAWKSBILL TURTLES AT LIGHTHOUSE REEF ATOLL, BELIZE (2010)
Peter B. RichardsonTRACKING TURTLES IN THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS (2010)
Isabel Byrne, Ciara Loughrey, Jade McLelland and Roger DownieTurtle activity monitoring project within north-east Tobago
Tim McCormack and Douglas Hendrie:The Turtle Conservation and Ecology Programme (tcep) in vietnam (2003)
Peter Richardson:The Turtle Conservation Project (T.C.P.), Sri Lanka: How Much is a Turtle Worth? (1994)
Chris McFarling:Turtle Harmony (1999)
Peter Richardson:TURTLE TRACK SRI LANKA 2006: SATELLITE TRACKING ENDANGERED GREEN TURTLES. (2007)
Peter Paul van Dijk:Turtles in Thailand: a Historical Look at Human Impact (1979)
Peter Richardson & Sue Ranger:Turtles in the Caribbean Overseas Territories (TCOT) (2003)
Andrew P. Donnelly, Juan Pablo Muñoz-Pérez Jen Jones and Kathy A. TownsendTurtles in Trouble – the argument for sea turtles as flagship species to catalyse action to tackle marine plastic pollution: case studies of cross sector partnerships from Australia and Galapagos (2020)
Peter Bennett:Turtles in Yugoslavia (1978)
J.R. Downie, Heather Muir, Madelein Dinwoodie, Laura McKinnon, Lyndsey Dodds and Matt Cascarina:Turtlewatch: a collaboration between the university of glasgow and raf akrotiri to protect marine turtles in cyprus (2003)
Nathan J. Robinson, William F. Bigelow, Jack Cuffley, Meagan Gary, Sebastian Hoefer, Sophie Mills, Alexander Smith and Ana Miguel BlancoValidating the use of drones for monitoring the abundance and behaviour of juvenile green sea turtles in mangrove creeks in The Bahamas (2020)
Sally E. Drury:Viruses, Herpesviruses and the Detection of Herpesvirus Infections in Tortoises (2000)
John & Margaret Cooper:West Indian Veterinary School to participate in sea turtle research (2004)

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