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Sea Turtles Recover at Aquariums After Ocean Temp Drop
2016-01-26 00:03:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Nature World News: Among sea turtles rescued from being "cold stunned" by a dip in coastline water temperatures in recent weeks, eight young green sea turtles are recovering at Ripley's Aquarium in Myrtle Beach, S.C. As reptiles, the animals need sun to maintain their body temperature, and they left the Northeast a bit later because of unseasonably warm temperatures there, missing their key window to move south, said Tim Handsel, director of the aquarium's husbandry program, in an article in the Sun News. As...
Smuggler Caught With Turtles Taped to Legs Pleads Guilty
2015-12-04 21:08:27| Air Courier - Topix.net
A Canadian man who was caught at the US border with 51 turtles taped to his legs last year, yesterday pled guilty to six smuggling crimes . In a Michigan federal court, Kai Xu, 27, admitted to smuggling or attempting to smuggle 1,000 reptiles in all, according to the Associated Press .
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Smuggler Caught With Turtles Taped to Legs Pleads Guilty
2015-12-04 20:54:52| Trucking - Topix.net
A Canadian man who was caught at the US border with 51 turtles taped to his legs last year, yesterday pled guilty to six smuggling crimes . In a Michigan federal court, Kai Xu, 27, admitted to smuggling or attempting to smuggle 1,000 reptiles in all, according to the Associated Press .
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Man Who Hid 51 Turtles In Trousers Faces Jail
2015-12-02 11:40:29| Trucking - Topix.net
A man who was caught at a US border crossing with 51 turtles taped underneath his trousers has admitted smuggling charges involving more than 1,000 of the reptiles. Kai Xu ordered the turtles online and would travel to Michigan to take them back to his home in Canada, or ship them to China.
Man Who Hid 51 Turtles In Trousers Faces Jail
2015-12-02 02:28:55| Air Courier - Topix.net
A man who was caught at a US border crossing with 51 turtles taped underneath his trousers has admitted smuggling charges involving more than 1,000 of the reptiles. Kai Xu ordered the turtles online and would travel to Michigan to take them back to his home in Canada, or ship them to China.