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  1. Zoos’ Bitter Choice - To Save Some Species, Letting Others Die - NYTimes.com nyti.ms/MXAzYo-
  2. Tortoises in Trouble: nice 9 min film on status of radiated tortoises in wild. youtu.be/6njssQnyblQ via @youtube
  3. Please don't just follow me on Twitter I am much more active with herp news on Facebook HerpDigest fan page or Allen Salzberg (Avrum Simcha)
  4. May 23rd is #WorldTurtleDay. And how are you going to celebrate it? #Turtle
  5. Petition for a constitutional amendment to undo Citizens United and get big money out of politics for good. bit.ly/KDMICk via @MoveOn
  6. Ancient giant #turtle #fossil was size of Smart car bit.ly/MrW6uH
  7. HSUS Undercover Investigation Reveals Dead Tigers, Safety Threats at Oklahoma’s GW Exotic Anima: bit.ly/LedA8c
  8. Support the Turtle Survival Alliance by voting before 5/18 as they compete for a new #Toyota vehicle in #100Cars! bit.ly/INWFsP
  9. 120 giant tortoises and 86-year-old man living on island together [video] - Holy Kaw! bit.ly/JzoN4g
  10. Upsetting photos of oil-slicked turtles from Deepwater Horizon grist.org/list/upsetting… via @grist
  11. 2 Years Later, Grim Photos From the BP Disaster #sea turtles| Mother Jones bit.ly/J7fkSy
  12. Chattanooga Zoo Discover #Turtle Subspecies for Tenn. Gulf Coast Spiny S-shell 05/03/2012 - Chattanoogan.com bit.ly/IHcRhx
  13. Endangered #Chinese #alligators` population rising bit.ly/IDS6mW
  14. The ‘reasonable middle’ on climate change | Grist bit.ly/IDqlLk
  15. Jurassic pain: Giant 'flea-like' insects plagued #dinosaurs 165 million years ago bit.ly/IqqzoU
  16. Were #dinosaurs undergoing long-term decline before mass extinction? bit.ly/IucSHa
  17. TRAFFIC - #Wildlife Trade News - Meeting sparks international interest in wildlife detector #dog programmes bit.ly/JQMerr