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24/05/23 06:31 AM IST

World Turtle Day

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  • World Turtle Day is an annual observance held every May 23rd. It began in 2000 and is sponsored by American Tortoise Rescue.
Wold Turtle Day
  • World Turtle Day is an annual observance celebrated on May 23rd to raise awareness about the conservation and protection of turtles and tortoises, as well as their habitats.
  • The day aims to promote knowledge about these reptiles and the threats they face, while encouraging people to take action to ensure their survival.
  • World Turtle Day was founded by the American Tortoise Rescue (ATR), a nonprofit organization dedicated to the protection and welfare of turtles and tortoises.
  • The event was first celebrated in 2000, making 2023 the 24th anniversary of the observance.
  • The founders of World Turtle Day, Susan Tellem and Marshall Thompson, established the day with the goal of increasing awareness about the challenges turtles and tortoises encounter.
Significance
  • World Turtle Day is marked to raise awareness about the need to protect turtles and tortoises and their nesting sites around the world.
  • The day also urges citizens, law enforcement agencies, policy members and governments to stop the illegal turtle trade.
  • Thousands of turtles nest on the beaches of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands in India.
  • However, economic development and modernisation of the region threaten their survival today.
  • It is essential that turtle nesting sites, at the respective beaches, should be protected at all costs to prevent their extinction.
Source- PIB

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