Recommended Turtle Sanctuaries
Shell-Tur Turtle and Reptile Rescue
Shell-Tur Turtle and Reptile Rescue
Shell-Tur Turtle and Reptile Rescue
A small but dedicated rescue center run by Ryan and Charlie in the Sussex area which takes all sorts of reptiles but with a particular passion for turtles.
Turtle Paradise Dorset
Shell-Tur Turtle and Reptile Rescue
Shell-Tur Turtle and Reptile Rescue
A rescue licensed to take trachemys scripta spp. (Yellow Bellied Sliders, Cumberland Sliders and Red-eared Sliders) and specialising in just turtles.
Keith Parker will help arrange your turtles to be sent to him by courier service.
Ryde Terrapin Rescue
Shell-Tur Turtle and Reptile Rescue
Ryde Terrapin Rescue
Turtle Rescue Center based on the Isle of White. The owner, Sharon Cooper is also willing to meet people at the ferry port with their turtles.
Turtle Charities
Margate Terrapin Rescue Project
Margate Terrapin Rescue Project
Margate Terrapin Rescue Project
Dedicated to the conservation of Diamondback Terrapin populations in Margate, USA through the installation of roadside barriers, daily road patrols and education outreach.
Turtle Survival Alliance
Margate Terrapin Rescue Project
Margate Terrapin Rescue Project
Formed in 2001 and gaining nonprofit status in 2004, Turtle Survival Alliance is a global conservation organization that works to create a planet where tortoises and freshwater turtles can thrive in the wild. Our science-based initiatives are directed by local leaders, inspiring sustainable, community-based stewardship to prevent extinctions. Where populations cannot yet thrive in the wild, our captive breeding programs preserve opportunities for their future survival.
Asian Turtle Program
Margate Terrapin Rescue Project
Asian Turtle Program
The Asian Turtle Program (ATP) was established in 1998 and incorporated into the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo/Cleveland Zoological Society’s Asia regional program in 2003.
ATP has concentrated its efforts on Vietnam’s priority species including those which are critically endangered or endemic, such as the endemic Vietnamese Pond Turtle (Mauremys annamensis), the Box Turtles of central Vietnam: Cuora bourreti and Cuora picturata, and the legendary Hoan Kiem Turtle (Rafetus swinhoei), also known as Swinhoe’s Softshell Turtle, in northern Vietnam, largely recognised as the most endangered turtle species in the world.