Zoo Knoxville and Turtle Survival Alliance Awarded $50,000 Grant To Return Rescued Tortoises To The Wild In Madagascar

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASECONTACT: TINA ROLEN, ZOO KNOXVILLEtrolen@zooknoxville.org/865.919.1240 RICK HUDSON, TURTLE SURVIVAL ALLIANCErhudson@fortworthzoo.org /817.343.7380 Knoxville, Tenn. (March 3, 2020), Zoo Knoxville and the Turtle Survival Alliance (TSA) have been awarded a $50,000 grant to support the return of 1,000 critically endangered Radiated Tortoises (Astrochelys radiata) rescued from illegal wildlife trafficking operations to the wild in Madagascar. […]