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Legal harvest of marine turtles tops 42,000 each year

A new study has found that 42 countries or territories around the world permit the harvest of marine turtles – and estimates that more than 42,000 turtles are caught each year by these fisheries.

The research, carried out by Blue Ventures Conservation and staff at the University of Exeter’s Centre for Ecology and Conservation, is the first to comprehensively review the number of turtles currently taken within the law and assess how this compares to other global threats to the creatures. (more…)

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New Turkey Feed Helps Bird Producers Gobble Up Profits

*New formula reduces feed costs by 10 percent*

VIDEO: Turkeys Stop Gobbling the Profits

COLUMBIA, Mo. – As feed prices have risen in recent years, feeding turkeys has become more costly than many producers can bear.  Satisfying turkeys’ hunger accounts for 70 percent of the cost of producing turkey meat.  Now, a researcher at the University of Missouri has produced a cheaper turkey feed, which could fill turkeys’ tummies and producers’ pockets. (more…)

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