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Endangered Turtles Making a Comeback

nature.org — Worldwide, hawksbill turtles are endangered. Even so, throughout the Pacific islands, turtle eggs and meat have been dietary staples since before anyone can remember. In the 1980s, the turtles here were on the brink of extinction. But now things are changing for these rare turtles due to an unlikely alliance...

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  • dotlizard, on 01/05/2008, -3/+25i like turtles!
  • macbth, on 01/05/2008, -1/+18go turtles
  • blueshoo, on 01/05/2008, -1/+10turtle power!
  • threemagic, on 01/05/2008, -0/+4"A band of reformed arsonists, poachers and unreformed turtle eaters has teamed up with the Solomon Islands government and The Nature Conservancy to reimagine conservation around their own worldview."

    How can arsonists and poachers even stand to be next to unreformed turtle eaters, let alone band with them?
  • somespecial, on 01/05/2008, -1/+5wow those turtles are big
  • rocman9, on 01/05/2008, -0/+3I've said it before, and I'll say it again:

    Man I love being a turtle.
  • EugineMW, on 01/05/2008, -1/+4I really hope the same will be said about the Amur Leopard in the future.
  • dudefather, on 01/05/2008, -0/+3Tonight I wont dine on turtle soup
  • ButterBuddha, on 01/05/2008, -1/+4"The only good turtles are soup" - Shredder
  • failsafex, on 01/05/2008, -0/+3I am going to credit Stephen Colbert and Stephanie Colburtle the Turtle with this great news

    http://digg.com/odd_stuff/Vote_For_Stephanie_Colbu ...
  • annabegonia, on 01/05/2008, -2/+4Turtles are way too beautiful!!!!!!!!!!
  • dwiser, on 01/05/2008, -0/+2I love turtles
  • markthegoth, on 01/05/2008, -1/+3damn, I came here just to make that comment, touche sir
  • crazywarthog, on 01/06/2008, -0/+2This is impossible ! Global warming is killing everything on this earth.
  • God, on 01/05/2008, -0/+2They are returning as ninjas.
  • ferrell, on 01/05/2008, -0/+2COWABUNGA!
  • akatherder, on 01/05/2008, -0/+2Their numbers are increasing slowly but steadily.
  • david5t, on 01/05/2008, -0/+2These turtles don't have an uncanny ability to talk and mimic ninja moves, do they?
  • smackafiyah, on 01/05/2008, -0/+2*cues "Teenage Mutant Endangered Ninja Turtles" theme song*
  • Goobernutz, on 01/05/2008, -0/+2quick! somebody say, I like turtles!
    damn. too late.
  • flonglonger, on 01/05/2008, -0/+1This is mouth-watering news.
  • inactive, on 01/05/2008, -0/+1http://youtube.com/watch?v=CMNry4PE93Y
  • goddessophia, on 01/07/2008, -0/+1I would like to swim with turtles.
  • Anath3ma, on 01/05/2008, -1/+2Slow news day?
  • thejko, on 01/06/2008, -0/+1WINDMILLS DO NOT WORK THAT WAY!! GOODNIGHT!
  • bartrumb, on 01/05/2008, -0/+1THEY MUST BE STOPPED!
  • dwiser, on 01/05/2008, -0/+1me, too.
  • JeanLuke, on 01/05/2008, -2/+1It is difficult to create MPA's or the like because the vast majority of the ocean is not controlled or regulated by any particular country. The world must collaborate as a whole unit to achieve such preserves in many cases. If we don't we end up with atrocities like this: http://makemeaware.org/?p=5
  • DBrez8, on 01/05/2008, -2/+1I've got to save the wee turtles!...aaargh, somebody save me from the wee turtles!!!
  • DeathJux, on 01/05/2008, -3/+1***** YEAH!
  • wil2200, on 01/05/2008, -3/+1nice
  • DjOverEZ, on 01/05/2008, -5/+2"Endangered Turtles Making a Comeback"

    *****! Thanks for the wakeup call. I haven't been doing my job.
  • Encablossa, on 01/05/2008, -7/+3SAVE TEH TURTLES!!1

    Oops, the turtle managed to save itself.
  • evilpoptart, on 01/05/2008, -7/+1*spears one* whats going on?
  • pimpbot1979, on 01/05/2008, -10/+2Cool! I'm going turtle hunting.

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