Malaysia's Sea Turtles Are in Trouble
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Several species of sea turtles in Malaysia could vanish in a few years, largely due to illegal poaching of the creatures and their eggs, scientists warned on Wednesday.
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BANGKOK : Conservationists are preparing for key battles at a global wildlife summit in Bangkok as officials warn that the battle to save endangered species is being hampered by lumbering bureaucracy, unwilling governments and a cash crisis.
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Endangered turtles die shortly after hatching from their eggs. Fish float dead off the coast. Flaming oil sends waves of black smoke toward the city.
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The mass nestings of leatherback turtles on Malaysia's beaches was once one of nature's great spectacles but since 2000, not a single baby leatherback has scampered to the sea.
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Low sperm counts and other  reproductive problems are preventing pregnancy among Malaysia&#39;s  endangered rhinos, a worrying trend that wildlife experts say  could hasten the animals&#39; extinction.
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State conservation officials have proposed setting a 10-week hunting season for snapping turtles, while establishing both size and bag limits to protect the reptile that was named the state turtle last year.
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The diamondback terrapin, a turtle species that lives on the U.S. east coast, is under siege from Asian gourmets and American developers, but now officials and lawmakers are coming to its rescue.
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Volunteers are battling to save whales and dolphins who have beached themselves off the coast of Australia. More than a hundred of them have already died after getting stuck on beaches off Tasmania over the weekend.
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Scientists meet in Malaysia to discuss how to save the critically endangered leatherback turtle.
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Behind an abandoned house at the golf course&#39;s edge, a turtle sunned itself on a floating palm frond in the swimming pool&#39;s green, rancid water, a few feet from a bobbing Styrofoam cup.
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Growing up in East Texas, Dian Avriett loved to watch the turtles sunning on the banks of local rivers and lakes. But now she says it's rare to see them on those same waterways, and the reason is clear -- China's taste for Texas turtle meat.
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The main section of Malaysia's largest aquarium has been shut after about 600 fish died mysteriously, possibly because of deliberate poisoning, officials said Wednesday.
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A rare reef fish called the humphead wrasse should be guarded from the trade that is threatening its future, conservation agencies have claimed.
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By RICK FULTON  DERMOT O'Leary knows he'll have a struggle winning ITV1's endangered species show Extinct.   While the other seven celebs have cute, cuddly or well-known creatures to protect, he is backing leatherback turtles.
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At least 20 endangered sea turtles have washed up dead along the southern Bangladesh coast over the last week, an official said Wednesday.
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Experts think they've solved the mystery of what has been killing sea turtles in the Indian Ocean at the peak of their nesting season.
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The government and a private group are at odds on tunaâs safety.