Susan Tellem and Marshall Thompson-Two Revolutionaries

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Susan Tellem and Marshall Thompson-Two
Revolutionaries
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Susan Tellem and Marshall Thompson are two
respectable names when it comes to turtle rescue.
They started their journey in the year 1990 and
have been rescuing turtles since then. To date,
they have rescued and re homed more than 4000
turtles.
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• With the increasing human interference into the
  ecological balance, the turtles and tortoises are
  slowly decreasing in numbers. Susan and Marshall
  are helping where they can to encourage people to
  not remove these animals from the wild.
• When they launched American Tortoise Rescue in
  1990, there were no other national programs.
  Joining their efforts, there are many tortoise
  and turtle rescues now in the U.S. and around the
  world.

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• The duo also launched World Turtle Day
  celebrated every May 23rd in the year 2000.
• Marshall and Susan have been working tirelessly
  in the fields of education, social media, media
  outreach and more to celebrate the existence of
  these very beautiful creatures.

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• They are also working hard to ban the live food
  markets around the world, which sell turtles and
  tortoises for food.
• They have a special sanctuary in Malibu,
  California, for deformed and unadoptable turtles
  and also turtles with special needs.

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