Current Edition · July 2025

Turtles in Trouble – 2025

Presented by Turtle Conservation Coalition

Turtles in Trouble spotlights the world’s most endangered tortoises and freshwater turtles — a periodically updated assessment, compiled by the Turtle Conservation Coalition, of the species at greatest risk of extinction. Each edition draws on the expertise of specialists worldwide to focus conservation attention where it is most urgently needed.

Edited by Craig B. Stanford^1,2,6, Anders G.J. Rhodin^3,6, Peter Paul van Dijk^3,4,6, Torsten Blanck⁵, Eric V. Goode⁶, Rick Hudson⁷, Andrew D. Walde⁷, Jordan Gray⁷, Russell A. Mittermeier⁴, and Vivian P. Páez⁸

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Previous Editions

Turtles in Trouble – 2018 February 2018
Turtles in Trouble – 2011 February 2011
Turtles in Trouble – 2007 July 2007
Top 25 Turtles on Death Row May 2003