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The mystery of the sick turtles: Q&A with animal disease detectives Chrissy Cabay and Daniel Woodburn

One tortoise at a time: Q&A with zoo veterinarian Justin Rosenberg

‘Monumental’ bust in Madagascar triggers effort to save thousands of endangered tortoises

Population of world’s rarest giant turtle rises to 4 with new discovery

List of 100 most unique and endangered reptiles released

Maroon 5’s James Valentine on why he’s working to stop illegal logging

In Jakarta, wildlife monitors find a hotspot for the illegal tortoise trade

New report highlights top 50 tortoises and turtles on brink of extinction

Seychelles announces two new marine protected areas the size of Great Britain

Indonesian police bust Chinese nationals with 200 kg of turtle shells

Baby photos of 10 of the world’s rarest turtles from the zoo trying to save them

Top 10 most widely traded animals in the Golden Triangle identified in new report

Madagascar’s radiated tortoises have personalities, too

Field Notes: Pond turtle studies could help sea turtles survive toxic algal blooms

More than 300 smuggled tortoises seized in Malaysia

Reptiles being sold openly and illegally in Moroccan markets

‘Too rare to wear’: new campaign targets tourists to end Hawksbill turtle trade

Madagascar’s largest tortoise could become extinct in 2 years

Obama creates Atlantic Ocean’s first marine national monument

China jails 7 people, including airport employee, for smuggling rare tortoises

From Soup to Superstar: the story of sea turtle conservation along the Indian coast – book review

7 conservationists win the ‘Green Oscars’

Turtle smuggler sentenced to 5 years in prison

Fishing nets kill ‘high proportion’ of adult loggerhead turtles in the Mediterranean

Pathogens ‘lurking’ in Lao PDR’s wildlife markets can lead to emergence of zoonotic diseases

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