Wrapping up our final night of chat month we are giving a nod to the Year of the Turtle with Tyler Stewart from the Turtle and Tortoise Preservation Group (TTPG), who will be joining us on Saturday, March 26 at 9 PM ET.

The mission of the TTPG is to ensure survival of the world’s turtles and tortoises through captive breeding. The TTPG supports the private ownership of chelonians and recognizes the substantial role that the private sector has played in the captive breeding and conservation of turtles and tortoises.

Tyler Stewart is one of those working to captive breed a variety of desert tortoises to ensure wild populations are not touched by the pet trade.

Originally known for his chameleons, a change of life had Tyler switch gears to tortoises. Tyler started his breeding with African Spur thigh Tortoises and today he works with a wide variety of desert species that thrive in the Las Vegas climate. He has also developed a raise-up "tortoise table" that works great for young animals.

This year, like last, we'll be bringing you our guests in live streaming audio, with a text-based chat room running simultaneously so you can ask questions and discuss the interview with other listeners.

New this year, we'll be streaming over the Animal Wise Network, a popular, successful 24/7 channel featuring original content and interviews about animals and animal issues.

To listen and participate, just log into the kingsnake.com chat room, then click "Listen now" in the upper left-hand corner.

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