The Turtle & Tortoise Club of Florida generates much of its operating revenue from our annual auction that takes place in April. We would cease to exist if not for the generous donations from club members and local merchants. We would like to thank...
Special thanks for club member Wayne Hill for giving the club space at the Reptile Breeders Expo in Daytona - http://www.reptilebreedersexpo.com/
Marc Cantos - http://www.theturtlesource.com/
Zeigler turtle foods, and many more donors to be listed at a later date.
We encourage all club members and turtle/tortoise fans to patronize these fine establishments as a means of saying thank you.
The Turtle & Tortoise Club of Florida is also lucky enough to have a cadre of guest speakers visit the club and provide insight on a particular topic. We would like to thank the following turtle and tortoise guest speakers:
- Peter Pritchard, world reknown turtle scientist, owner and president of Chelonian Research Institute;
- Paul Molar, scientist for Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission;
- Bill Zeigler, scientist;
- Richard Cary Paull, author of many outstanding turtle and tortoise books;
- George Heinrich, biologist, director of Heinrich Ecological Services, and founding president of Florida Turtle Conservation Trust;
- Leu Earhart, reknown sea turtle conservationist;
- Ben Atkinson, turtle scientist, and many more outstanding guest speakers.
David S. Lee - 10/2008 - Mr. Lee traveled from North Carolina to speak to our club about captive breeding and conservation. Mr. Lee is well-known for conservation work and as president of the Asian Turtle Cosortium, a network of partners in the private sector involved in long-term maintenance of Asian turtle assurance colonies. He owns and operates a large turtle and tortoise facility in North Carolina. For more information on Mr. Lee's conservation work, click on this link to The Tortoise Reserve, Inc.