Hatching Painted Terrapins! The Satucita Foundation, a Turtle Survival Alliance partner, has implemented conservation activities for the Critically Endangered Painted Terrapin (Batagur borneoensis), on the island of Sumatra, Indonesia since 2011. Nest patrols, egg-clutch translocations, hatchling and head start release programs, population monitoring, community empowerment and outreach, and field research are the foundations for our conservation activities. 2019 saw 432 hatchlings produced from

It’s hatching season in Sumatra! Watch as these hatchling Painted Terrapins (Batagur borneoensis) emerge from their sandy nests for the first time. This nesting season, the field teams translocated 38 nests totaling 644 terrapin eggs from the beaches of Aceh Tamiang and Langkat to the protected hatchery at the Painted Terrapin Information Centre in Pusung Kapal. The TSA and our partner Satucita Foundation have engaged in Painted Terrapin conservation in Sumatra since 2013. Over the past 9 nestin

We built a Turtle Sanctuary for Baby Midland Painted Turtles. These Turtles have been released back into nature, so they can live a happy healthy life. #turtles #midlandpaintedturtle #paintedturtle #turtlesofinstagram #babyturtles #turtletank | Ed The Pond Professor

Fun Fact: Some species of turtles such as the painted turtle can essentially breathe through their butts underwater. The oxygen dissolved in the water is absorbed by the blood vessels in their cloacae.🐢🍑🫧 #naturalhabitatshorts #naturalhabitat #naturalhabitok | Natural Habitat Shorts