Links to Organizations and Resources
SCIENTIFIC AND CONSERVATION NGOs
Center for North American Herpetology
Diamondback Terrapin Working Group
Florida Turtle Conservation Trust
International Sea Turtle Society
IUCN Tortoise and Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group
North American Box Turtle Conservation Committee
Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles
CONSERVATION PROJECTS
MATERIAL FOR EDUCATORS
Diamondback Terrapins of Tampa Bay: an Educator's Guide
Diamondback Terrapins: Living on the Edge (board game associated with above guide)
BOOKS
Turtles, Tortoises and Terrapins: A Natural History by Ronald Orenstein. 2012
Turtles of the Southeast by Kurt Buhlmann, Tracey Tuberville, and Whit Gibbons. 2008
North American Box Turtles: A Natural History by C. Kenneth Dodd, Jr. 2001
Turtles: An Extraordinary Natural History 245 Million Years in the Making by Carl J. Franklin. 2007
The Year of the Turtle: A Natural History by David M. Carroll. 1996
Turtles of Texas: A Guide to Common and Notable Species by Carl J. Franklin. 2015
Turtles of the United States and Canada by Carl H. Ernst and Jeffrey E. Lovich. 2009
Sea Turtles: A Complete Guide to Their Biology, Behavior, and Conservation by James R. Spotila. 2004
WEBSITES
Photo credits:
Top banner: Sonoran desert tortoise (Gopherus morafkai) by George L. Heinrich