California Turtle & Tortoise Club (CTTC) is a California Public Benefit Corporation recognized as non-profit by the IRS under 501(c)(3). Contributions are tax deductible to the full extent of the law.
CTTC was founded in 1964 and has over 1,500 members world-wide. Membership in CTTC is managed through one of the Club's many Chapters.
CTTC Chapters offer monthly meetings that typically include an educational program and a chance to socialize and share information. Many Chapters maintain libraries with borrowing privileges. Chapters also hold annual shows, and sponsor field trips and symposia. All members receive the bi-monthly Club newsletter, the Tortuga Gazette.
Turtles in the News
Sierra Club, NRDC Sue Feds to Stop Big California Solar Power Project: 03/27/2012: Three national environmental groups sued the federal government Monday in a second bid to stop construction of a giant solar power plant in the California desert that they say would harm the imperiled desert tortoise, the golden eagle and other protected wildlife... Read more...
Climate change threatens Seychelles habitat: 03/11/2012: Bursts of torrential rain lash the idyllic white beaches of the Seychelles, where conservationists fear that rare species such as the giant tortoise are at severe risk from climate change... Read more...
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