Organizations Filed Purposes:
THE TURTLE CONSERVANCY IS DEDICATED TO PROTECTING THREATENED TURTLES AND TORTOISES AND THEIR HABITATS WORLDWIDE, AND TO PROMOTING THEIR APPRECIATION BY PEOPLE.
PROTECTION AND PROMOTION OF THREATENED TURTLES AND TORTOISES AND THEIR HABITATS.
CAPITVE BREEDING PROGRAM: BAED IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, THE TURTLE CONSERVANCY BREEDS MORE CRITICALLY ENDANGERED TURTLES AND TORTOISES IN TERMS OF COMBINED SPECIES AND NUMBERS THAN ANY OTHER INSTITUTION IN THE WORLD. WE MANAGE 16 OF THE WORLD'S 40 MOST ENDANGERED SPECIES, AND HAVE 522 ANIMALS FROM 41 TAXA. DURING 2019 WE HATCHED 122 ENDANGERED TURTLES AND TORTOISES. THE CENTER CREATES A LONG-TERM PLAN FOR EACH SPECIES THAT WE BREED AND DEFINES THE DESIRED OUTCOME IN TERMS OF POTENTIAL NEED FOR REPATRIATION, REINTRODUCTION, OR OTHER CONSERVATION NEEDS.
PROMOTING APPRECIATION FOR THE WONDER OF TURTLES WORLDWIDE: TO INSPIRE CONSERVATION AWARENESS AND ACTION TO SAVE THE WORLD'S TURTLES AND TORTOISES, THE TURTLE CONSERVANCY USED A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT APPROACHES DURING 2019(1) PUBLICATION OF THE TORTOISE, VOLUME 2, NUMBER 3 - A CUTTING EDGE CONSERVATION MAGAZINE BRINGING ADDITIONAL AWARENESS TO AN EVER INCREASING GLOBAL AUDIENCE(2) GLOBAL MEDIA CAMPAIGN THROUGH PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENTS AND DOCUMENTARIES(3) SOCIAL MEDIA - THIS PROGRAM REACHES PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD WITH 177,880 FOLLOWERS ON FACEBOOK, 20,600 FOLLOWERS ON TWITTER AND 126,000 FOLLOWERS ON INSTAGRAM.
BOLSON TORTOISE PROGRAM: IN 2016 THE TC AND HABIO AC (MEXICAN NON-PROFIT) COLLABORATED TO CREATE A 43,540 ACRE PRESERVE IN THE BOLSON DE MAPIMI IN THE CHICHUHUAN DESERT OF NORTHERN MEXICO. THIS IS THE LAST REMAINING HABITAT OF THE BOLSON TORTOISE. DURING 2018 THE TURTLE CONSERVANCY FOCUSED ON CREATING A MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR THE PRESERVE, FUTURE EXPANSION OF THE PRESERVE AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF LOCAL STAFFING.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Martin Dieck | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Sibille Hart Pritchard | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Michael Zilkha | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Fisher Stevens | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Craig Standford | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Julian Sands | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Rick Ridgeway | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Anders Rhodin | CHAIRMAN | 1 | $0 |
| Russell Mittermeier | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| John Mitchell | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Cullen Geiselman | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Gregory George | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Maurice Rodrigues | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 |
| Matthew Frankel | TREASURER | 10 | $0 |
| Eric Goode | PRESIDENT | 40 | $0 |
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