{"id":8446,"date":"2025-05-01T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-05-01T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/turtlesurvival.org\/?p=8446"},"modified":"2025-10-01T15:40:30","modified_gmt":"2025-10-01T19:40:30","slug":"pbs-feature-the-slowest-stampede-on-earth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/turtlesurvival.org\/pbs-feature-the-slowest-stampede-on-earth\/","title":{"rendered":"PBS Nature Feature: The Slowest Stampede on Earth"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"8446\" class=\"elementor elementor-8446\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-5f600161 e-flex e-con-boxed ae-bg-gallery-type-default e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5f600161\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b462bc0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2b462bc0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"\" data-start=\"96\" data-end=\"333\">Our conservation efforts in Madagascar to protect the critically endangered Radiated Tortoise (<em data-start=\"191\" data-end=\"212\">Astrochelys radiata<\/em>) were recently showcased in the PBS Nature series <em data-start=\"256\" data-end=\"271\">In Her Nature<\/em>, in the episode, \u201cThe Slowest Stampede on Earth.\u201d<\/p><p class=\"\" data-start=\"336\" data-end=\"686\">The episode follows the incredible work of Tsanta Fiderana Rakotonahary, Head of Veterinary Support; K\u2019oloina Ramahandrizafy, Lead Keeper; and Mitia Andrianantenaina, Veterinary Assistant, as they lead the release of 1,000 Radiated Tortoises into their native habitat\u2014a major milestone in the ongoing fight to preserve this iconic species.<\/p><p class=\"\" data-start=\"336\" data-end=\"686\">Thank you to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/inhernature.project?igsh=ZnQxcWFxOXZ0cTR4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>In Her Nature<\/em><\/a> team for featuring us!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-e9a5c64 e-flex e-con-boxed ae-bg-gallery-type-default e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e9a5c64\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-332d33c elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"332d33c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/VoESnuiBH0k?feature=shared&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-c486338 e-flex e-con-boxed ae-bg-gallery-type-default e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c486338\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-166b09a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"166b09a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If you\u2019re inspired by this story, now is the perfect time to act. 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