Put on May 23 in the history

World day of a turtle. This unusual holiday appeared in 2000 at the initiative of the American society of rescue of turtles. The organization was created in 1990 in Malibu (United States of America) for preservation of population of these animals living in neighborhood of the city. Turtles — one of four modern groups of reptiles. More than 340 types which live both in water, and on land are known. Are widespread in tropical and moderate climatic zones almost on all Earth. These animals exist on Earth already more than 220 million years. 25 years ago (1997) the Charter of the Union Belarus and Russian Federation was signed. The...