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All About Turtles and Tortoises
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Tortoises and turtles are both narrowly connected
reptiles from the similar family (chelonian or
Testudines). The key difference between the two
reptiles is that tortoises live on land and
turtles are water residing ones. Turtle shell is
light compared to a tortoise.
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  • Rescue Turtles Turtle rescue is very essential
    as they have positive influence on the land.
  • The beach were the sea turtles nest are
    nourished by the eggs deposited by the turtles.
  • When they hatch their shell or the eggs that
    do not hatch which are left behind offer vital
    nutrient that encourage sandbank vegetation as in
    grass on the beach, that even out banks and aid
    in coastal soil erosion control.

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2. World Turtle day May 23 is marked as World
Turtle day every year. It is also essential that
each one of us use this day to protect and
conserve turtle population. To do this we should
adopt turtles, not shop them and refrain from
polluting sea bed with marine wreckage that
trapor be eaten unintentionally by sea turtles.
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3. Tortoise Rescue American Tortoise Rescue was
formed byhusband and wife team of Marshall
Thompson and Susan Tellem, who rescue and rehome
the tortoise found anywhere.
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  • 4. Protect Turtles and Tortoise We can do our
    bit to save these harmless reptiles as below
  • Lessen the quantity of chemical you make use
    of.
  • Turn off the lights that brighten the beaches
  • Be conscious of the turtle nesting space and
    avoid harming it.

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5. World Turtle day celebration It is an annual
event that has been scheduled since 2000. Its
purpose is to educate people about their role in
protecting the natural habitat of turtle and
tortoises.
      
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World Turtle Day 30745 Pacific Coast Highway
Suite 243 Malibu CA 90265 310-613-3504
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