NEW YORK, April 11 (UPI) -- The U.S.-based Wildlife Conservation Society says it's launching a global effort to save some of the world's most endangered tortoises and freshwater turtles.
The effort will include breeding programs at its Bronx Zoo and intensive use of its field conservation programs to try to prevent the extinction of at least half of the species listed in a 2011 report by WCS and other groups identifying the 25 most endangered turtles and tortoises on the planet, a WCS release reported Wednesday.