Rescuing Tortoises - A Story Worth Sharing

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Rescuing Tortoises - A Story Worth Sharing
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Tortoise rescue is not a very old practice, as
people realized their importance in the ecosystem
much later. Susan Tellem and Marshall Thompson
have achieved success in this untouched area,
starting their journey from the year 1990
rescuing turtles and founding American Tortoise
Rescue www.tortoise.com. They have rescued more
than 4,000 turtles rehoming most.
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• Human beings are intervening with the
  environment and the ecosystem in negative ways.
  As a result, many turtles and tortoises are on
  the verge of becoming extinct and many are now
  extinct. These two compassionate nature lovers
  have been relentlessly doing good work in this
  regard.

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• At the time when they started, almost no one
  was rescuing tortoises or turtles. There were
  also no special rescue missions offered by the
  government. Not only has the picture changed, but
  there is also the special World Turtle Day, may
  23rd, launched by American Tortoise Rescue in the
  year 2000.

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• They are not only rescuing turtles but also
  striving to ban the live food markets around the
  world, which sell turtles and tortoises for food.
  

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• They have a dedicated sanctuary meant for
  deformed and unadoptable turtles and also turtles
  with special needs.

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• Marshall and Susan have also been working
  tirelessly to educate people about conserving
  tortoises and turtles through social media, media
  outreach and a lot more.

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• Red foot and desert tortoises are some of the
  tortoise breeds which have been successfully
  saved and rehomed by them.

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American Tortoise Rescue 30765 Pacific Coast
Hwy Malibu, California, 90265 310-589-5521

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