Ten Turtles and Conservation International

They might not be as cuddly as pandas or as fearsome as great white sharks.

But around the world, tortoises and freshwater turtles still capture the human imagination.

Now, many of these species are in trouble – and urgent steps are necessary to protect them.

An analysis that I just concluded shows that 40 percent of the world’s freshwater turtle and tortoise species are threatened with extinction. This figure makes turtles some of the most threatened animals on the planet.

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Article courtesy of Peter Paul van Dijk, Conservation International [community@conservation.org]