Turtles Now World’s Most Endangered Vertebrates – Over Half of Species Threatened With Extinction

Critically endangered Yunnan box turtle, the world’s third most-endangered turtle species. Photo: Wikipedia . Turtles and tortoises may not get the same sort of attention as the cuddlier and fuzzier animals of the world, but a new report from the Tortoise & Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group of the IUCN shows that these reptiles are in fact the most endangered group of vertebrate animals. Over half of the world’s 328 turtles and tortoises are threatened with extinction. … Read the full story on TreeHugger

See the original post here:

Turtles Now World’s Most Endangered Vertebrates – Over Half of Species Threatened With Extinction

Posted by on February 28, 2011. Filed under News. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0. You can leave a response or trackback to this entry