The purpose of World Turtle Day, May 23, sponsored yearly since 2000 by American Tortoise Rescue, is to bring attention to, and increase knowledge of and respect for, turtles and tortoises, and encourage human action to help them survive and thrive.
Habitat destruction, poaching, global warming, pollution, and accidental entanglement are responsible for the dwindling population of these beautiful animals but it’s not too late to do something about it.
–Wikipedia