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A Slow Day

American Tortoise Rescue (ATR) of Malibu, California sponsors World Turtle

Day. The nonprofit organization founded in 1990 promotes the rescue,

rehabilitation, adoption and protection of all species of tortoise and turtle. They

strive to educate people to protect their disappearing habitats around the world.

ATR was founded by husband and wife Susan Tellem and Marshall Thompson.

They now shelter dozens of these animals.

Here is a knife with four worms, a knife blade and tortoise shell scales. On the

eBay website, we find this position on tortoise shell under

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Prohibited Items

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Products made from

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tortoise shell

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or other turtle products. There are a

number of items that have been made, both lawfully and unlawfully, from

the shell of the hawksbill turtle, a sea turtle that is now an endangered

species protected by federal and international law. At one time, it was

lawful to make jewelry, glasses, boxes, and other items using the shell of

the hawksbill turtle. However, the 1973 Endangered Species Act made it

unlawful to sell items made in whole or part out of genuine hawksbill