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WWF Wants Turtle Eggs Off Malaysian Menus
Animals  (tags: animals, turtle, egg, endangered, extinction, protection, wildanimals, wildlife )

Maria
- 244 days ago - news.yahoo.com
Environmental group WWF Wednesday launched a campaign to stop Malaysians eating turtle eggs, in a bid to help save the marine creatures from extinction. Turtle eggs are openly sold in markets in parts of Malaysia.
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Woman Indicted for Turning Sea Turtle Parts Into Guitar Picks
Animals  (tags: animals, endangered, China, Hawksbill, sea, turtle, parts, extinction, death, environment, protection, arrest, crime, felony )

Tom
- 267 days ago - mercurynews.com
A Santa Rosa woman has been indicted in federal court in San Francisco for allegedly taking part in the illegal trade of endangered Hawksbill sea turtle parts from China into the United States, authorities said today.
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Turtle, Shark Found Dead on North Coast
Animals  (tags: oregon, marine wildlife, shark, turtle, washed up on beach, green sea turtle and a salmon shark, endangered, extinction, habitat, humans, death, protection )

Jacquelin
- 355 days ago - statesmanjournal.com
Seaside -- A Manzanita family found an unusual treasure during a beach-combing trip Tuesday on the Oregon Coast: a green sea turtle washed ashore in Cannon Beach.The family took the dead turtle and called authorities, said Seaside Aquarium general manager
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Lonesome George's First Sex in Decades Ends in Disappointment
Animals  (tags: galapagos, wildlife, wild animals, turtle, george, mating, infertile egges, endangered, extinction, protection )

Jacquelin
- 381 days ago - telegraph.co.uk
The 90-year-old raised hopes earlier in the summer when he successfully mated with two female tortoises of another subspecies after decades of disinterest in the other sex. The resulting batch of around a dozen eggs caused excitement around the world that
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Green Sea Turtle Reveals Oceanic Highway
Animals  (tags: australia, oceans, marine wildlife, turtle, journey, endangered, extinction, protection )

Jacquelin
- 602 days ago - news.com.au
AFTER a remarkable 1400km journey, she has finally arrived in WA. For two months green sea turtle Dorte has hitch-hiked the ocean currents from Java to WA in search of shallow waters full of lush green sea beds. She is one of the first green turtle
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Two Headed Turtle in the Natural History Museum of Geneva
Animals  (tags: turtles, turtle )

Jovan
- 608 days ago - euphoria-magazine.com
A two-headed Greek turtle named Janus eats some salad leaves at the Natural History Museum in Geneva. Janus, named after the Roman god with two heads, officially celebrated its 10th birthday on Wednesday.
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Dozens of Animals Seized From Vanc. Home
Animals  (tags: animals, seized, cats, dogs, rabbit, turtle, pets, AnimalWelfare, environment, protection, AnimalCruelty )

Cher
- 608 days ago - katu.com
Animal Control officials seized 47 animals from a Vancouver home Tuesday that were apparently living in conditions so bad it may have made an elderly woman sick. The animals, which included 42 cats, three dogs, a rabbit and a turtle, were taken to the
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One Boy Takes Action to Help Save Sea Turtles
Animals  (tags: turtle, donations, children, animals, animal welfare, environment, rehabilitation center )

Cher
- 684 days ago - keepmecurrent.com
Translating his love of animals into action, 10-year-old Joshua Pettengill of Saco recently donated $200 to the Marine Animal Rehabilitation Center at the University of New England. Pettengill donated $100 he earned for doing chores like cleaning his room
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Beware the Slow Moving, Fast Breeding American - Australia
Animals  (tags: australia, turtle, ecology, american, invasion, wildlife, rivers, waterways )

Chrissy
- 703 days ago - brisbanetimes.com.au
Conservationists fear an American turtle rated among the world's most invasive species has infiltrated Australian waterways after one was discovered in south-east Queensland. A red-eared slider turtle, native to the Gulf of Mexico, was handed in at the
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Feds Take Step Toward Protecting Turtles
Animals  (tags: turtle, protection, endangered animals )

Brian
- 765 days ago - examiner.com
The federal government is considering listing loggerhead sea turtles that live along California's coast and off Hawaii as an endangered species and further protecting their habitat.
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Environmentalists: Protect Sea Turtles
Animals  (tags: endangered, turtle, environment )

Brian
- 766 days ago - abcnews.go.com
Two environmental groups are asking the Interior Department to declare loggerhead sea turtles that inhabit the Atlantic coast officially endangered, maintaining that that tens of thousands are killed annually by commercial fishing & coastal development.
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Concern for Irwin's Bum-Breathing Turtle
Animals  (tags: endangered, sealife, sea animals, turtle )

Linda
- 843 days ago - news.com.au
EXPERTS fear a turtle discovered by adventurer Steve Irwin, which can breathe underwater through its backside, could be nearing endangered status...Elseya irwini, named after the Crocodile Hunter and his father Bob,
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Concern for Irwin's Bum-Breathing Turtle - Australia
Animals  (tags: turtle, steve irwin, australia, endangered, wildlife, environment, conservation )

Chrissy
- 844 days ago - news.com.au
EXPERTS fear a turtle discovered by adventurer Steve Irwin, which can breathe underwater through its backside, could be nearing endangered status. Elseya irwini, named after the Crocodile Hunter and his father Bob, is one of the largest freshwater turtles
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Turtle Island Gets Protection....................
Animals  (tags: turtle, greenturtle, australia, turtleisland, protection )


- 852 days ago - news.com.au
A REMOTE and beautiful far north Queensland tropical island that is the world's largest green turtle rookery has been turned into a national park. Traditional owners have signed an
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Taiwan Strives to Conserve Rare Turtles
Animals  (tags: turtle, green turtle, taiwan, green turtle, rare species, conserve, declimating )

Sharon
- 878 days ago - news.yahoo.com
PENGHU, Taiwan - People once thought nothing of killing the green turtles on these islands for their meat and eggs, decimating the rare species' ranks along the way.
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