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Turtle Conservation in Solomon Islands

January 7, 2008 – 12:06 am

From The Nature Conservancy.
Neither British colonists nor Christian missionaries nor government entities could tamp down conflicts among tribes in this remote South Pacific island nation. But when turtles started disappearing, the local people finally started talking.
The Solomon Islands, a remote Pacific archipelago strung southeast of Papua New Guinea, are probably best known as the site [...]

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Turtles to Test Wireless Network

July 7, 2007 – 12:14 am

From Discovery News.
In an experiment taking place along the Deerfield River in western Massachusetts, two otherwise unrelated groups of researchers are working together: computer engineers who are testing a new wireless communication network (TurtleNet), and biologists who are tracking snapping turtles — a species they worry may be headed for decline as land development shrinks [...]

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The Legendary Hoan Kiem Lake Turtle

May 17, 2007 – 11:18 pm

From Hoan Kiem Lake Turtle: from myth to reality .
The turtle and the Ho Hoan Kiem - also called Ho Guom or Lake of the Restored Sword - are very famous, as both the lake and the animal are closely attached to the legend of King Le Loi returning the precious sword to the turtle [...]

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