Bangladesh releases 25,000 protected turtles


	Bangladesh releases 25,000 protected turtles

Silkweaver

7-4-2008 9:03 PM

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anima protection, bangladesh

Silkweaver says:

It is remarkable that a state like Bangladesh, which faces so many severe crises, finds the resources to preserve and protect another species. This gives some hope...

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7-4-2008 11:37 PM

Kelika

This is encouraging news.

7-5-2008 12:00 AM

meancookie89

awwwwwwwwwwwww

7-5-2008 6:46 AM

Socratoad

Ah, I was looking for an early morning good news story

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