World Turtle Day®
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#Shellebrate annual #WorldTurtleDay May 23rd! Spreading awareness on illegal pet trade, live food markets and habitat destruction. Founded by @tortoiserescue.
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Good Morning from @tortoiserescue in Malibu, California! 🌞. I’m waking up slow, soaking in the sunshine, and ready to shellebrate 🐢🎉.Because guess what? TODAY is World Turtle Day®!.Let’s make it loud! . 💚 Susan
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Amazing work to the Katala Foundation Inc (KFI), based in the Philippines on their conservation efforts to bring the critically endangered Palawan forest turtles back to their natural habitat and releasing them on World Turtle Day!. Read all about it:
yahoo.com
"It's a huge annual survey."
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“Nagi the Russian tortoise walked the stage at @BU_tweets to earn his Masters in ‘slow and steady’ studies” - Shay, his owner, who actually earned her Masters Degree this year! Congrats to the Class of 2025!
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👏👏👏 Big win for pond turtles in Yosemite! .
usatoday.com
More than 16,000 American bullfrogs, larvae and egg masses were removed from Yosemite National Park over a six-year period.
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RT @tortoiserescue: 👏👏👏 Big win for pond turtles in Yosemite! .
usatoday.com
More than 16,000 American bullfrogs, larvae and egg masses were removed from Yosemite National Park over a six-year period.
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🐢 52% of the world’s sea turtles have ingested plastic waste, mistaking it for food. A floating plastic bag looks like a jellyfish snack, and bottle caps can resemble shells—both favorites of sea turtles. Ditch single-use plastics and keep our oceans clean. #SeaTurtleWeek
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Fun fact: females return to nest on a beach in the general area where they hatched decades earlier!.
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Check out this stunning sea turtle art from our #WorldTurtleDay community! Like this amazing Green Sea Turtle by ShellG Art and this Leatherback by astronkisa (on insta). Let’s protect them. Join the #SeaTurtleWeek shellebration:
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🐢 #SeaTurtleWeek is here, and honestly, we’re still riding the turtle-loving high from World Turtle Day three weeks ago! 🐢💚 Let’s keep the shellebration going and send all the love over to our friends at @seaturtleweek @seeturtles!
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It’s World Environment Day! @UNEP Let’s protect our sea turtles by cutting down on plastic pollution. @seaturtleweek is next week, let’s show them some love! 💚🌊. #WorldEnvironmentDay #SeaTurtleWeek #BeatPlasticPolution
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Excited to announce more winners from this year’s World Turtle Day! 💚.Huge kudos to Turtle the Puppet for a hilarious poem video, and to Wandering Wonders Art and Matt Starr for their beautiful turtle-inspired artwork. Thank you for helping make the WTD shellebration so special!
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Still riding high!! Yesterday was the best World Turtle Day® yet! 🐢💚
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Thank you, thank you for shellebrating with us! 🐢🎉.Keep the turtle love going all weekend long 💚.If you can, chip in to help us keep saving turtles—every bit helps. More contest winners next week after we recharge!. 👉
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This was so tough — every entry was amazing!. But big congrats to Suzi Caswell (turtle butter dish!) for #SpinnersArtContest + Jeanne Marcotte for taking the shellfie to a new level in #TanksShellfieContest! 🎉. More winners next week—keep the turtle love going & stay tuned!
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Flat-backed and fabulous. Herbie’s ready to party!.Happy World Turtle Day®! 🎉🐢
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Double the turtle love today! 🐢🎂.World Turtle Day® founder Susan’s birthday is today! Let’s make it special 💚.Support here:
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Ancient and incredible - check out this great video from @TED_ED on the evolution of the turtle shell!.
Happy World Turtle Day!. Check out the fascinating science behind the evolution of the turtle shell, over 260 million years in the making:
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Hey that's us & @tortoiserescue! Thanks for shellebrating and spreading the word to help protect our shelled friends, @FarmersAlmanac!.
🐢💗American Tortoise Rescue, a nonprofit organization established in 1990 for the protection of all species turtles and of tortoises, is shellebrating its 25th annual international World Turtle Day today! We share tips on how to help sea turtles-
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Hey have we mentioned we like turtles. Kinda can't get enough. Let's see yours, tortoises, too! #worldturtleday buds👇.
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