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Go slow and steady on the World Turtle Day

World Turtle Day

As bizarre as it may sound, the world turtle day is real; and why shouldn’t it be. In 1990 an organization called ‘American Tortoise Rescue‘(ATR) was formed to protect these most loved species of reptiles. In the year 2000 ATR proposed and sponsored May 23 as the World Turtle Day. This sole objective of this day is to celebrate and spread awareness about protect turtles, tortoises and their disappearing habitats around the world. The founders of ATR, Susan Tellem and Marshall Thompson express Read more [...]