Facebook is one of those things that can deliver both good and bad news about all kinds of topics. Lately, my Zoo/Aquarium friends have been posting about this Desert Tortoise sanctuary in Nevada that is no longer receiving funding, so the government's solution is to euthanize most of the tortoises. Of course, you could understand my outrage, and of course I wasn't the only outraged person. The Government has since said that they no longer intend to euthanize the animals and it was just a misunderstanding, but it got me thinking about situations like this and how heartbreaking it is. Check the story out at the link below...
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/08/25/government-plans-to-euthanize-hundreds-of-desert-tortoises-after-budget-cuts-to-refuge/
Something else sad that I was reading about came from a similar turtle conservationist who was murdered in his attempts to protect the sea turtles along a beach in Costa Rica. This is an amazing but unreal story that I would like to share. I say this is amazing because of the amount of passion these conservationists had to protect these amazing animals. I am inspired by their passion, but I wish this man didn't have to lose his life. My heart goes out to him, his colleagues, his family, his friend and all the animals that he gave his life to protect. Check out the article...
http://www.vice.com/read/costa-rican-drug-addicts-are-killing-turtles-for-crack
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