The Gulf Coast Turtle and Tortoise Society is actively working to fulfill the following goals:
  • Provide a turtle and tortoise rescue and rehabilitation program in cooperation with other wildlife rescue organizations and turtle and tortoise societies.
  • Educate ourselves and the public, through public presentations and meetings, about all aspects of turtle and tortoise care, natural history, and conservation.
  • Disseminate the best available information regarding the proper captive husbandry of turtles and tortoises.
  • Disseminate information concerning the plight of wild turtles and tortoises and effective efforts to help them.
  • Provide an adoption service to our members for captive turtles and tortoises that need new homes.

In Memory of Winky

In Memory of Winky

Read her story HERE.

GCTTS Upcoming Events!

04/12/2008 - 10:00
05/17/2008 - 17:00
Etc/GMT-5

GCTTS participates in many Earth Days and nature fairs each year, and we are in need of volunteers to help man our tables. With booth events like these, there are experienced GCTTS members at the booth at all times. We have a turtle exhibit, talk with those stopping by our table and hand out educational material. These fairs are very heavily attended.

Houston SPCA Calls GCTTS for Assistance

The Houston SPCA recently acquired a large group of reptiles from a collector in Pasadena. Here is a Houston Chronicle story:
http://www.chron.com/CDA/archives/archive.mpl?id=2008_4524804

SW PARC, Texas Herpetological Society, and the Horned Lizard Conservation Society Joint Meeting

06/05/2008 - 00:00
06/08/2008 - 00:00
Etc/GMT-5

Southwest Partners in Amphibian and Reptile Conservation (SW PARC) is a working group organized for the purpose of implementing the PARC mission within the southwestern U.S., including Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Oklahoma, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas, and Utah.

Softshell Rescue

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We received a call from Stacy on September 15 about a turtle that had been stuck in a drain for what was thought to be only about a week. From her call, we knew it was a large (12 1/2 in) softshell. One of our members talked her husband into rescuing the turtle on the morning of September 16.

GCTTS News Posts and Newsletters

GCTTS has published several Newsletters over the years and sends out occasional News Posts to our members and friends.

See the Contact Page to sign up for our News Posts.

Here are some past News Posts and Newsletters that you can read on-line or download. Enjoy!

Teachers with Classroom Turtles

by Anita Peddicord, State & Federal Permitted Wildlife Rehabilitator

Attention Teachers with Classroom Turtles!

Did you know you could be killing your turtles if they are kept inside in tanks?

About GCTTS

The Gulf Coast Turtle & Tortoise Society is an all volunteer organization that is a state and federally licensed non-profit organization that was founded in 1994 by a group in the Houston area concerned with the plight of turtles and tortoises.

GCTTS Membership Information

Annual membership in the Gulf Coast Turtle and Tortoise Society is $15.00 / $25.00 / $50.00 per year per address. All memberships are the same. The level you join at just determines how much extra you would like to donate to help the turtles and tortoises. All membership levels will receive a newspost published several times per year.

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