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It details how illegal hunting for food and the pet trade, combined with habitat loss and fragmentation, drives rapid declines and threatens extinction in coming decades. Additional sections include expert guidance on snapping turtle nesting site fidelity and updates from turtle conservation partners.","[www.YearoftheTurtle.org](www.YearoftheTurtle.org)  \nYear of the Turtle News  \nNo. 3 March 2011  \nBasking in the Wonder of Turtles  \n\n| |\n| --- |\n|  |\n\nOne of the last of its kind: a Yangtze giant softshell turtle (Rafetus swinhoei) surfaces in a lake in Vietnam. Only four individuals are known to exist. Photo by Brian D. Horne.  \nTurtles in Trouble  \nTurtles are in the midst of a survival crisis, and this crisis has never been greater. The world’s most endangered species have been named in a newly released report by the Turtle Conservation Coalition. The release of the “Turtles in Trouble: 25+ Endangered Tortoises and  \nInside:  \nAsk the Experts  \nYear of the Turtle Partners International Marine Turtle Conservation Program  \nTurkey: Mediterranean Turtles South West Turtle Conservation Network (Bangladesh) Mesopotamian Softshell Turtles in Iran  \nCatching Turtle Fever–Mexico Dr. Carl Safina on Turtles Turtle Conservation in India  \nPARC Regional Spotlight  \npage  \n2  \n3 5  \n7  \n8  \n9  \n10  \n12  \n13  \n14  \nFreshwater Turtles” report paintsa somber portrait for turtles of the world, and specifically for a list of the 25 most endangered tortoises and freshwater turtles. These 25 turtles, along with an additional 24 species highlighted in the report, are being decimated by illegal hunting for both food and the pet trade along with habitat destruction. Many of these turtles are threatened with extinction within the next several decades if strong conservation efforts are not taken.  \n“Turtles in Trouble” was released at a recent workshop hosted in Singapore by the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) and Wildlife Reserves Singapore. The report was authored by the Turtle Conservation Coalition, an alliance of turtle-and conservationfocused organizations and many Year of the Turtle partners, including the IUCN/SSC Tortoise and Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group, Turtle  \nConservation Fund, Turtle Survival Alliance, Turtle Conservancy/Behler Chelonian Center, Chelonian Research Foundation, Conservation International, WCS, and San Diego Zoo Global.  \nAt the top of the list is the Pinta Island Tortoise ( Chelonoidis abingdonii), with only one individual male–“Lonesome George”–surviving today for this Galapagos species. Only a handful of individual turtles survive today for other species as well. For example, only four animals (three males and one female) remain for China and Vietnam’s Yangtze Giant Softshell Turtle (Rafetus swinhoei) .  \nTurtles are being impacted by a variety of major threats, and many are gradually succumbing to these threats. They are being collected, traded, and eaten or otherwise used in overwhelming numbers. Additionally, their habitats are being increasingly fragmented, destroyed, Continued on p. 6  \n“Behold the turtle. He makes progress when his neck is out.” —James Bryant Conant (1893-1978), educator and scientist  \nYear of the Turtle News No. 3, March 2011, p. 2  \nAsk the Experts!  \nAre Snapping Turtles “loyal” to a particular nesting site or location? Will the female return to the same nest, nest area, or side of the pond, or is nest site selection more random? I know of a nest site on a private pond from last year that was ransacked by predators. Would the turtle lay her eggs there again?  \nAlex Bailey  \nBiology Instructor, Natural Sciences Dept. Alamance Community College  \nGraham, North Carolina  \nAlex,  \nMany species of turtles, including Snapping Turtles, exhibit a strong fidelity to previously used nesting areas. While some turtles may nest for years within inches of where they nested in prior years, others nest in the same general open-canopied area. These areas include exposed river banks, lake and pond shores, natural forest openings, or areas with thin, nutrient-poor soils where dense vegetation has difficulty becoming established. In all populations, a small percentage of the females opportunistically exploit newly created nesting habitat, whether it is created naturally or by humans. 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