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Chelonoidis carbonaria
río Socuy, Sierra de Perijá, Edo Zulia, Venezuela ------------ Socuy River, Perijá Mountains, Zulia State, Venezuela
Programa comunitario de rescate de los morrocoy de ser matados o comidos, reproducirlos y liberarlos. Esta región se encuentra amenazada por la minería de carbón y la creación de una planta Termo-Eléctrica generada por la combustión del carbón. These tortoises are part of a community program that rescues them from being killed or eaten, breeds them and than releases them. This region is currently threatened by coal mining and the creation of a Thermo-electric plant powered by coal combustion.
Spotted on Jul 8, 2013
Submitted on Jul 10, 2013
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