Friday, May 25, 2012

The Radiated Tortoise

The radiated tortoise is too beautiful and, it's said, too delicious for its own good. Along with the resulting poaching for pets and for the upscale restaurant market, the rapid destruction of its forest habitat in south Madagascar points to a fast path toward extinction. Now it's one of the most critically endangered of turtle species.This short movie (URL below) tells the story of returning a cargo of confiscated radiated tortoises to their homeland and the education efforts in its region to return the tortoise to its traditionally protected status by the local population. It's nine minutes well spent.

   http://www.turtlesurvival.org/blog/1-blog/183-film-highlights-growing-radiated-tortoise-crisis   

2 comments:

  1. Read your blog its really informative and helpful keep updating with newer post.

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  2. Thanks for your comment.

    I'd update if I could negotiate the changes in the site's process. I add some brief updates on the Facebook under my name and, soon,under the Chelonian Connection FB page

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