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Desert tortoises face euthanasia as refuge nears shutdown
Hundreds of threatened desert tortoises at the Desert Tortoise Conservation Center near Las Vegas are likely to be euthanized as funding ends in 2014. Officials stress healthy tortoises will survive and about 50 to 60 percent of the 1,400 animals are sick, prompting public concern and offers to adopt or donate.
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Las Vegas
Associated Press
Desert Tortoise Conservation Center
Fish and Wildlife
Pamela Flores