A new species for Marwell
Help welcome the Critically Endangered Home’s hinge-back tortoise to Marwell.
The Home’s hinge-back tortoise is under severe pressure in the wild due to illegal wildlife trade and habitat loss. By welcoming this remarkable species to Marwell, we can help raise awareness for its conservation and inspire more people to protect its future.
With your help, we will create a specialist forest-inspired habitat with natural planting, carefully replicated conditions and innovative, sustainable design, helping support species welfare while shaping the future of reptile and amphibian care at Marwell.
What your vote could achieve
- Create a specialist habitat for a new species at Marwell
- Naturalistic planting and a water-management system to maintain humidity.
- Raise awareness of a little-known but Critically Endangered tortoise
- Shape the future of reptile and amphibian care at Marwell
Did you know?
Unlike most tortoises, Home’s hinge-back tortoises have a flexible hinge in the rear part of their shell. This allows them to partially close the back of their shell for extra protection from predators, giving them one of the most unusual shell designs in the tortoise world.
Vote to give this Critically Endangered species a safer future
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