TURTLES OF NORTH AMERICA  is a new documentary film series brought to you by filmmaker Ari Taub. His film will take a serious look at turtles as an indicator species of habitat health. the film will exhibit the changing environment with it’s impact upon all the fragile creatures now and the impact it will have upon us later.

The documentary will illuminate the common ignorances that people have about the care and distribution of many small aquatic turtles, and try to shed light and a path forward to their continued existence in the wild, and how we can help preserve them without accelerating their extinction through education and enlightenment.

We will only be covering freshwater North American turtles, as these are somewhat overlooked, and their larger Sea Turtle relatives are being covered by other nature documentaries.  However, the things we see happening to turtles of North America are happening to other turtle species around the world.

We talk to State Biologists, Conservationists, Local Experts, Collectors, Breeders and Turtle Enthusiasts. We visit fragile eco-systems where wild turtles still exist and we visit protected lands and private collections. We  examine the turtles’ past and present status in each area—enjoy and stay tuned for updates.