Malaysia seizes endangered Madagascan tortoises
Malaysian authorities said Monday they had seized hundreds of critically endangered live tortoises bound for pet shops.
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Madagascar's radiated tortoise threatened with extinction
A team of biologists from the Turtle Survival Alliance (TSA) and Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) reported today that Madagascar's radiated tortoise - considered one of the most beautiful tortoise species - is rapidly ...
Ecology
Apr 5, 2010
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Solar showdown in Calif. tortoises' desert home
(AP) -- On a strip of California's Mojave Desert, two dozen rare tortoises could stand in the way of a sprawling solar-energy complex in a case that highlights mounting tensions between wilderness conservation and the nation's ...
Energy & Green Tech
Jan 2, 2010
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Desert clash in West over solar potential, water
(AP) -- A westward dash to power electricity-hungry cities by cashing in on the desert's most abundant resource - sunshine - is clashing with efforts to protect the tiny pupfish and desert tortoise and stinginess over the ...
Energy & Green Tech
Apr 19, 2009
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Mojave desert tortoise officially joins California's endangered list
The California Fish and Game Commission has formally recognized the Mojave desert tortoise as endangered.
Plants & Animals
Apr 22, 2024
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Peru seizes 4,000 live Amazon turtles at airport
Peruvian authorities have seized some 4,000 turtles that originated in the Amazon at the country's main international airport, the national wildlife service said Thursday.
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Dec 22, 2023
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Injured tortoises make slow recovery from Greece fires
In an animal shelter near Athens, veterinarian Kleopatra Gkika gently smears soothing cream on the leg of a tortoise, one of hundreds singed in Greece's devastating summer wildfires.
Environment
Oct 9, 2023
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They're on the coat of arms but extinct in Tasmania: Rewilding with emus could be good for the island state's ecosystems
The emu is iconically Australian, appearing on cans, coins, cricket bats and our national coat of arms, as well as that of the Tasmanian capital, Hobart. However, most people don't realize emus once also roamed Tasmania but ...
Plants & Animals
Jan 24, 2023
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No 'significant' harm from Galapagos diesel spill: reserve
A diesel spill off one of Ecuador's ecologically sensitive Galapagos islands caused no "significant" damage, the protected nature reserve said Sunday.
Environment
Apr 24, 2022
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Russia seizes over 4,000 smuggled endangered tortoises
Russian border guards have seized more than 4,000 endangered wild tortoises after they were smuggled out of Kazakhstan, officials said.
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