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Madagascar Community Rescues Endangered Species After Being Ravaged By Cyclone Dikeledo
After being devastated by Cyclone Dikeledo, a Southern Madagascar community rallied together to save a species on the brink ...
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Gigantic Galapagos tortoise stops traffic on Santa Cruz Island
Galapagos Tortoises are among the most iconic animals in the world. Extremely rare, they exist naturally only on the ...
‘Florida Stands With Israel,’ K9 and gopher tortoise specialty license plates coming soon
Three more specialty license plates will soon be available on Florida’s roads including ones supporting Israel, K9s and ...
Thais send smuggled tortoises home to Tanzania as evidence against suspected wildlife traffickers
More than 100 baby tortoises, most of them dead, have been returned to Tanzania from Thailand as evidence in a case against a ...
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Endangered tortoises returned to Tanzania as evidence in wildlife trafficking case
The rescued tortoises included several endangered or vulnerable species, such as pancake tortoises, radiated tortoises, and ...
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As solar farms sprout up in Southern Nevada, concern for desert tortoises grows
As solar energy farms continue to pop up across the Mojave Desert, some residents are being squeezed out of their homes: the ...
Tokyo aquarium suspected of falsifying endangered tortoise numbers, defrauding ministry
Four men, including a former director and the current deputy director of Tokyo's Sunshine Aquarium, were referred to ...
The Independent on MSN10d
Smuggled tortoises returned to Tanzania amid wildlife trafficking crackdown
Wildlife trafficking is a multibillion-dollar industry, Interpol said (Ujjwal Meghi/Interpol via AP) The creatures included ...
The Citizen on MSN8d
Tanzania receives 116 tortoises as evidence in major trafficking probe
A total of 116 baby tortoises that were smuggled by a Ukrainian national, Orga Kryshtopa in 2023, have been returned to ...
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Avatars of Extinction: ‘Endlings’ and the Protection of the Species That Remain
George the Pinta Island tortoise and Martha the passenger pigeon achieved fame as ‘endlings’ – the last individuals of their species. Their passing is tragic, but can their fate perhaps help us to ...
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Thais send smuggled tortoises home to Tanzania as evidence against suspected wildlife traffickers
No reason was given for the deaths. They included endangered or vulnerable species such as pancake tortoises, radiated tortoises and Aldabra giant tortoises. All are protected under the Convention ...