Where Have All The Turtles Gone?

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By Roni Dengler
Sep 14, 2018 9:00 PMMay 21, 2019 5:47 PM
Aldabra giant tortoise
An Aldabra giant tortoise. (Credit: Ivan Hlobej/shutterstock)

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Turtles survived the massive extinction event that took out the dinosaurs more than 60 million years ago. But climate change, habitat loss and exploitation from the commercial pet industry have now decimated global turtle populations.

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