16 years may have passed since the first celebration of World Turtle Day, but this yearly event is still as necessary as it was back in 2000. The American Tortoise Rescue is a non-profit organisation which is dedicated to the protection of all species of turtles and tortoises, and as a result they created World Turtle Day on the 23rd May each year!
This day gives everyone the chance to help raise awareness of the plight of these incredible animals, and it also provides them with knowledge about how they can help the turtles and tortoises to survive and thrive out in the wild.
Turtles face a variety of threats in their everyday lives, and this is why we need to use today to help make a difference. The threats to turtles are four-fold:
As you can see, there are a lot of reasons as to why the turtles need our help, and there is no better day to start giving it than World Turtle Day. You don’t have to do much, just help us spread the word, but if you have been inspired to take more hands on action have a look at our turtle projects here.
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