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A giant tortoise on Santa Cruz Island in the Galapagos Islands.

'On The Backs Of Tortoises' Challenges Us To Consider How Much Of Life Is Intertwined

Nov 01, 2019
Nominally an environmental and social history of the Galápagos Islands, it lays bare the entangled issues confronting us as we attempt conservation efforts while facing a sweeping ecological crisis.
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Animals
Filipino authorities said that they found more than 1,500 live turtles and tortoises stuffed inside luggage at Manila's airport.

Filipino Authorities Find More Than 1,500 Smuggled Turtles And Tortoises

Mar 04, 2019
Some of the animals were wrapped in duct tape, some were mixed into luggage items such as clothing, shoes and cookies. A passenger coming from Hong Kong left the animals at the airport.
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Environment And Energy Collaborative
Savannah McGuire with the Georgia Department of Natural Resources maneuvers a camera down into a gopher tortoise burrow.

Business And Wildlife Groups Skip The Fight, Work Together To Save A Species

Jan 28, 2018
When an animal is listed as endangered that can be bad news for nearby businesses. That's why Georgia's biggest utility is helping to protect the slow-breeding gopher tortoise.
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Goats and Soda
Northern white rhinos have been hunted for their horns, which are believed — without evidence — to have medicinal properties. The population is down to two females and one male.

PHOTOS: Animals That Could Disappear Because Of Us

Dec 16, 2017
And the well-being of humans could suffer if the species go extinct. The images are from a new book, "Endangered," by Tim Flach.
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