Mid Atlantic Turtle and Tortoise Society (MATTS)
  • Main
  • About
    • Our Mission
    • Our Impact
    • Our Board
  • Adoptions
    • Success Stories
    • Adoption Program
    • Our Process
    • Adoptable Animals
    • Rehoming Your Turtle
  • Events
    • MATTS Meetings
    • Festivals and Expos
  • Species
    • African Sulcata
    • African Sideneck turtle
    • Box Turtles
    • Painted Turtles
    • Red-Eared Sliders
    • Red & Yellow Foots
    • Russian Tortoises
    • Snapping Turtles
  • Resources
    • Habitat
    • Health
    • Handling
    • Helping Injured Turtles
    • Transporting Turtles
    • Other Turtle Groups
    • Food, Supplies, Equipment
    • Linktree - many resources
  • How to Help
    • Become a Member
    • Volunteer
    • Donate
  • Laws and Regulations
    • Delaware
    • District of Columbia
    • Maryland
    • New Jersey
    • Pennsylvania
    • Virginia
  • MATTS Store
  • More
    • Main
    • About
      • Our Mission
      • Our Impact
      • Our Board
    • Adoptions
      • Success Stories
      • Adoption Program
      • Our Process
      • Adoptable Animals
      • Rehoming Your Turtle
    • Events
      • MATTS Meetings
      • Festivals and Expos
    • Species
      • African Sulcata
      • African Sideneck turtle
      • Box Turtles
      • Painted Turtles
      • Red-Eared Sliders
      • Red & Yellow Foots
      • Russian Tortoises
      • Snapping Turtles
    • Resources
      • Habitat
      • Health
      • Handling
      • Helping Injured Turtles
      • Transporting Turtles
      • Other Turtle Groups
      • Food, Supplies, Equipment
      • Linktree - many resources
    • How to Help
      • Become a Member
      • Volunteer
      • Donate
    • Laws and Regulations
      • Delaware
      • District of Columbia
      • Maryland
      • New Jersey
      • Pennsylvania
      • Virginia
    • MATTS Store
Mid Atlantic Turtle and Tortoise Society (MATTS)
  • Main
  • About
    • Our Mission
    • Our Impact
    • Our Board
  • Adoptions
    • Success Stories
    • Adoption Program
    • Our Process
    • Adoptable Animals
    • Rehoming Your Turtle
  • Events
    • MATTS Meetings
    • Festivals and Expos
  • Species
    • African Sulcata
    • African Sideneck turtle
    • Box Turtles
    • Painted Turtles
    • Red-Eared Sliders
    • Red & Yellow Foots
    • Russian Tortoises
    • Snapping Turtles
  • Resources
    • Habitat
    • Health
    • Handling
    • Helping Injured Turtles
    • Transporting Turtles
    • Other Turtle Groups
    • Food, Supplies, Equipment
    • Linktree - many resources
  • How to Help
    • Become a Member
    • Volunteer
    • Donate
  • Laws and Regulations
    • Delaware
    • District of Columbia
    • Maryland
    • New Jersey
    • Pennsylvania
    • Virginia
  • MATTS Store

Protecting Turtles and Tortoises Together

TURTLE & TORTOISE ORGANIZATIONS

U.S. BASED TURTLE AND TORTOISE SOCIETIES

  • Desert Tortoise Council
  • California Turtle & Tortoise Club
  • ​International Sea Turtle Society
  • Gopher Tortoise Council
  • New York Turtle & Tortoise Society
  • Sacramento Turtle & Tortoise Club (Archived: Felice's World)
  • San Diego Turtle Society
  • Seattle Turtle & Tortoise Club​
  • Tortoise Group
  • Turtle & Tortoise Preservation Group
  • Turtle & Tortoise Society of Charleston, SC
  • Turtle Conservancy
  • Turtle Survival Alliance



Non-U.S Based TURTLE AND TORTOISE SOCIETIES

  • ​British Chelonia Group
  • European Turtle Alliance
  • Tortoise Trust




TURTLE AND TORTOISE CONSERVATION AND RESCUE

  • American Turtle Observatory
  • American Tortoise Rescue (California)
  • Big & Small Tortoise Rescue & Sanctuary (Iowa)
  • Desert Tortoise Recovery Office
  • Desert Tortoise Recovery Partnership
  • Florida Turtle Conservation Trust
  • Garden State Tortoise
  • Partners in Amphibian and Reptile Conservation
  • Tortoise Acres Rescue & Sanctuary
  • Tortoise and Freshwater Turtle Conservation Fund
  • Turtle Rescue of the Hamptons, Inc.
  • Turtle Rescue of Long Island
  • Turtle Rescue League





CONSERVANCY, RESEARCH & TAXONOMY

  • ​North American Box Turtle Conservation Committee
  • ​Sea Turtle Conservancy
  • Chelonian Research Foundation
  • Herp Digest
  • IUCN/SSC Tortoise & Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group
  • Turtle Survival Alliance
  • The EMYSystem World Turtle Database
  • ​Marine Education, Research & Rehabilitation Institute
  • Science Daily
  • ​Savannah River Ecology Laboratory
  • ​Wildlife Conservation Society
  • ​Northeast Partners in Amphibian and Reptile Conservation




TURTLE/TORTOISE USER FORUMS

  • RedEarSlider Turtle Talk
  • UK The Tortoise Table user forum



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  • FAQs
  • Videos
  • Contact Us
  • MATTS Store

Mid-Atlantic Turtle and Tortoise Society (MATTS)

P.O. Box 341, Highland, MD 20777

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