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Mongabay: Surviving hundreds of millions of years on Earth have not saved turtles from facing extinction at human hands. A new report by the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) and the Turtle Conservation Coalition, identifies the world's 25 most imperiled turtles, including one that is practically assured extinction: 'Lonesome George' the last Abdington Island tortoise in the world. The list includes four turtle species from South and Central America, three from Africa, and one from Australia. But Asia is......
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Top 25 most endangered turtles: Asian species in crisis
Posted by Washington Post: Juliet Eilperin on February 23rd, 2011
Posted in Water Conservation