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Turtles In Trouble

by TSA Admin on February 21, 2011

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The plight of the planet's tortoises and turtles -- creatures that have roamed the Earth for 220 million years -- has never been greater, according to the newly released report "Turtles in Trouble: Top 25+ Endangered Tortoises and Freshwater Turtles ."  It shows the world's 25 most endangered tortoises and freshwater turtles will become extinct in the next few decades without concerted conservation efforts.

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Terms:Annam Leaf Turtle (Mauremys annamensis), Arakan Forest Turtle (Heosemys depressa), Black Softshell Turtle (Nilssonia nigricans), Burmese Roof Turtle (Batagur trivittata), Burmese Star Tortoise (Geochelone platynota), Cantor's Giant Softshell Turtle (Pelochelys cantori), Central American River Turtle (Dermatemys mawii), Egyptian Tortoise (Testudo kleinmanni), Flat-tail Tortoise (Pyxis planicauda), Flowerback Box Turtle (Cuora galbinifrons), Indian Narrow-headed Softshell Turtle (Chitra indica), Indian Red-Crowned Roof Turtle (Batagur kachuga), Indochinese Box Turtle (Cuora bouretti), McCord's Box Turtle (Cuora mccordi), Mountain Tortoise (Manouria emys), Myanmar Narrow-headed Softshell Turtle (Chitra vandijki), Northern River Terrapin (Batagur baska), Painted Terrapin (Batagur borneoensis), Peacock Softshell Turtles (Nilssonia formosa), Philippine Forest Turtle (Siebenrockiella leytensis), Ploughshare Tortoise (Astrochelys yniphora), Radiated Tortoise (Astrochelys radiata), Roti Island Snakeneck Turtle (Chelodina mccordi), Southeast Asian Narrow-headed Softshell Turtle (Chitra chitra), Southern River Terrapin (Batagur affinis), Spider Tortoise (Pyxis arachnoides), Sulawesi Forest Turtle (Leucocephalon yuwonoi), Three-striped Box Turtle (Cuora trifasciata), Yangtze Giant Softshell Turtle (Rafetus swinhoei), Yellow-headed Box Turtle (Cuora aurocapitata)
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A New Future for Turtle Conservation in Malaysia

by TSA Admin on August 01, 2009

Turtle conservation in Malaysia is set to enter a new and exciting era with the country’s current King, who is also the Sultan of Terengganu giving the nod to the establishment of a turtle institute under his foundation, the Sultan Mizan Royal Foundation.  

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Terms:Asiatic softshell turtle (Amyda cartilaginea), Cantor's Giant Softshell Turtle (Pelochelys cantori), Malaysia, Malaysian Giant Turtle (Orlitia borneoensis), Mountain Tortoise (Manouria emys), Painted Terrapin (Batagur borneoensis), Southeast Asian Narrow-headed Softshell Turtle (Chitra chitra), Southern River Terrapin (Batagur affinis)
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