Chinese turtle heist sends rare Philippine species to brink of extinction, international rescue underway

Mongabay
By Tiffany RoufsJun 29, 2015, 11:40 am135 pts
On Friday, June 19, Philippine authorities raided a warehouse on the island of Palawan and confiscated more than 4,000 live, illegally harvested rare turtles, only days before they were to be shipped to foreign food and pet markets. The massive haul included over 3,800 critically endangered Philippine forest…

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