Asia Doing More to Protect Marine Turtles

BANGKOK, Thailand – Asian governments are making greater efforts to protect marine turtles and their habitats, the United Nations said Wednesday at the start of a four-day meeting to review the status of the threatened species.

The meeting, sponsored by the U.N. Environment Program, brings together marine turtle experts from 25 countries and observers from private agencies.

AP (via Yahoo! News)

I just hope that the turtles found in the Philippines are also protected.


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