The Pritchard Collection
The Turtle Conservancy is excited to announce the integration of the Chelonian Research Institute into our family of programs. Founded and developed in 1997 by our late friend and mentor Dr. Peter Pritchard, it is one of the world’s leading institutions dedicated to the research and conservation of turtles.
His Legacy
The Institute and the work of Dr. Pritchard earned him the distinction as one of the world’s leading authorities on turtle conservation. The vast assets from his world-renowned turtle research center are being transferred to the Turtle Conservancy creating both the new Dr. Peter Pritchard Collection and a new dimension of his 50-year scientific legacy.
His Collection
As the depository for this collection, we are committed to continued maintenance of the world’s third-largest turtle and tortoise museum collection consisting of over 14,000 catalogued specimens, representing 270 of the world’s approximately 350+ recognized species of turtles. The collection also includes other notable contents, from an impressive assortment of turtle artwork to published and unpublished works of Dr. Pritchard.
