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Breeder's Notebook: Burmese Mountain Tortoise

References for the July 2008 REPTILES magazine article "Breeder’s Notebook."

By Chuck and Rick Schaffer

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I'm from China.I'm so sorry to read about the decrease of Southeast Assian turtles caused by Chinese. Actually many kinds of Chinese turtles are endangered by Chinese people. I'm so depressed that why many of Chinese people don't realize the importance of the conservation of wild animals. We are from the nature and only the nature can make us peaceful and calm or even rescue us.
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good information
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