World Turtle News, 11/17/2015

3000 turtle eggs seized

A boatman is arrested after being found with 3000 sea turtle eggs and three of the four Logger Bar’s Eastern Box Turtles have been stolen, see the Crime & Punishment section. Cayman Turtle Farm named among cruelest tourist attractions by the World Animal Protection (WAP), see the Miscellany section.

Turtle News From Around the World

Conservation

Olive Ridley turtles continue to throng Odisha for nesting

Crime & Punishment

Boatman arrested for smuggling attempt, 30,000 turtle eggs seized

Suspects Caught on Camera Stealing Beloved Box Turtles From the Logger Bar Last Night

Miscellany

Cayman Turtle Farm named among cruelest tourist attractions

Did You Know…

The Eastern box turtle (Terrapene carolina carolina) have a high, dome-like carapace and a hinged plastron that allows total shell closure.

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