Thousands of endangered tortoises rescued in Madagascar

Madagascar Community Rescues Endangered Species After Being Ravaged By Cyclone Dikeledo
After being devastated by Cyclone Dikeledo, a Southern Madagascar community rallied together to save a species on the brink of extinction.
Thousands of endangered tortoises rescued from floods in Madagascar after Cyclone Dikeledi
Sanctuary staff, locals and police officers joined together in the rescue effort, building makeshift rafts for the tortoises to float on.
Madagascar community unites to rescue more than 10,000 endangered tortoises that were washed away by cyclone
Flood waters engulfed the sanctuary, and the tortoises — many of them mere whippersnappers in the tortoise world at about 25-50 years old — were carried away.
Thousands of endangered tortoises rescued in Madagascar after flood
A community grouped together to save the reptiles after Cyclone Dikeledi struck the southern part of the island earlier this month.
Thousands of endangered tortoises are rescued in Madagascar after their sanctuary is flooded
The 12,000 radiated and spider tortoises that were housed at the Lavavolo Tortoise Center had been confiscated from illegal wildlife traffickers.
Thousands of endangered tortoises rescued following Madagascar sanctuary floods
Lavavolo Tortoise Center staff, members of the community and police officers joined together in a rescue operation, wading through the water with large containers to collect the bewildered tortoises
Thousands of tortoises rescued after sanctuary floods
The community near the Lavavolo Tortoise Center in southern Madagascar pulled together to help the creatures who were left terrified after a cyclone hit the region.
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