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Yikes! Two TONS of Snakes & Tortoises Seized

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Cambodian police confiscated two tons of live snakes and tortoises and arrested two men trying to smuggle the slithering cargo up a river from Cambodia to Vietnam, authorities said Thursday. They found 3,640 pounds (1,655 kilograms) of snakes, mostly pythons, and 263 tortoises that weighed a combined 697 pounds (317 kilograms), said Col.

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Pakistani Man Caught Smuggling Rare Tortoises

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Tags: wildlife smuggling wildlife crime pakistan thailand tortoises. He was caught at a Thai airport.

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Tortoise Smuggling on the Rise

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Tags: wildlife smuggling reptiles tortoises. I admit I stole the title of this post straight from the article.

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British Man Arrested in Illegal Tortoise Trade

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Tags: wildlife smuggling wildlife crime UK tortoises. Another catch by the UK's National Wildlife Crime unit.

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Well, I Have Something

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The latest example is an extinct Galapagos tortoise species. Tags: extinction. Should they? I just don't feel it's right, as great as it would be to correct the mistakes we've made. It cheapens life and makes the original seem replaceable. Mass-production of blue dodos? Designer velociraptors? Remember Jurassic Park?

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Odd Friendships

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National Geographic Channel’s upcoming show, Unlikely Animal Friends, will bring you stories about Christian the Lion and his humans, a baby hippo and a giant tortoise, a lioness and a baby oryx, an orangutan and a hound dog and more! A baby hippo chooses a giant tortoise as a surrogate parent. Tags: tv.

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Annual Animal Care Gala in NYC

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And not just dogs and cats: goats, cows, and even tortoises have been rescued by Animal Care. Tags: events. The animals are given shelter, vaccinated, medically evaluated, housed, and fed until they are reunited with their owners or adopted into loving homes.