Up close and personal: Children playing with red-eared sliders at the Live Turtle and Tortoise Museum in Singapore. — AFP
Singapore: Hundreds of turtles and tortoises, including rare and endangered species, face an uncertain future after their Singapore sanctuary – a Guinness World Record holder – was forced to relocate due to government redevelopment plans.
At its peak around 1,000 of the creatures were housed at The Live Turtle and Tortoise Museum, which opened in 2001 at popular tourist spot Chinese Gardens.
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