Dear Freshwater turtle breeder/enthusiast!

The European Freshwater Turtle Breeders’ Association was founded in late 2006.
We are an international association of very effective and successful breeders of freshwater turtle species but also accept the membership of persons, who are interested in these species without wanting to keep or breed them. Our main goal is breeding all freshwater turtle species of the world. So far our members have managed to breed as many as 100 species, even worldwide first-time breedings being among them! Our members receive our quarterly journal „EMYS“
(named after the only living freshwater turtle species in Central Europe). This journal is published entirely in English and has a very good reputation throughout Europe although it was published in German until late 2006. It is printed in high quality and in colour and due to its ISSN-Number it is internationally citeable.
The spectrum of „EMYS“ mainly includes breeding reports of freshwater turtle species and on rare occasions tortoise species, programs of our monthly meetings in many European cities, reports on natural habitats of turtle species, and much more. We are sure that you will always find something interesting in our issues.
We will organize monthly turtle meetings in many European cities. So far meetings in Vienna, Paris, Budapest, and Treviso are planned. Once a year we organize a two-day long annual meeting. High-quality oral presentations are given there by high-grade speakers from all over the world but mainly from Europe. The main language of these annual meetings is English, of course. Additionally two to three special workshops on selected freshwater turtle groups are held in various European cities. These workshops are co-organized by EFTBA and Chelonia 2002 turtle center, a private turtle project run by Harald Artner from Austria.

First of all, an extensive share of information and experiences should be guaranteed in our association. In order to achieve this goal, we want to bring the most successful freshwater turtle breeders into our association. So far the number 1 turtle breeders from Austria, Hungary, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Belgium, and Italy are members of EFTBA. If we succeed in increasing our knowledge about freshwater turtles and in breeding them through our association, then the idea and aims of its founders will be successful. We also plan to form as many breeding groups of freshwater turtle species as possible and thus are helpful in
finding missing or additional turtle specimens for your breeding groups. All these benefits are offered for only Euro 35.- per year annual membership fee!
Please be advised that as a member besides paying your membership fee it is also your duty to send us a complete breeding report of all turtles you bred during a current year at the end of each year. Of course, your data are treated confidentially and are only published in our annual breeding statistics, thus your personal data remain totally anonymous.

If you want to become a member, please transfer the amount of € 35.- to the following account:
Bank: Creditanstalt,
account number: 09923419700,
IBAN = AT24 1100 0099 2341 9700
BIC = BKAUATWW
and please fill in the membership application form and send it to: