The Gulf Coast Turtle and Tortoise Society is an all volunteer organization whose goals include:

• Provide a turtle and tortoise rescue, rehabilitation, and release operation 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.
• Encourage captive breeding programs for turtles and tortoises with a special emphasis on those species that are threatened by habitat destruction and share our experiences in this area.
• Work to make captive bred turtles and tortoises available as an alternative to the trade in wild caught turtles and tortoises.
• Serve as a cooperative to obtain discounts for our members on captive care products and supplies.

For more information about the GCTTS or about the care of turtles and tortoises, email info@gctts.org, write us at GCTTS, 1227 Whitestone Ln, Houston, TX 77073, or visit our website http://www.GCTTS.Org.

GCTTS meetings are open to the public and free.

Membership and care information is available at our meetings and on our web site.