Turtle breeder sees zoos' greater role to protect wild animals

Turtle breeder sees zoos' greater role to protect wild animals

YOKOHAMA, Japan - File Photo taken in December 2010 shows a radiated tortoise raised by Daisuke Kiryu, a zookeeper at Nogeyama Zoo in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture.

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