Narrator tortoises were listed as a threatened species in april of 1990, and ravens are adding to this already complicated situation. Food and water provided by humans have boosted raven populations, dramatically increasing attacks on tortoises. Fourth man you know, its at the point where its a tradeoff is it the raven or is it the tortoise . Narrator in aesops tale, the tortoise won by being slow and steady, but in todays race, after surviving millions of years, the tortoise is in peril. This young tortoise lives in the mohave desert in southern california. It will take 4 years for it to grow just to thisis size. It will be another 15 years or more before it is fully an adult, able to reproduce. It has about a 2 chance of making it. The environment it lives in is challenging, and there are numerous threats, both natural and manmade. Today many tortoises live in preserves. This one in the western mohave has been studied for decades. It once supported 350 tortoises per square mile. Kris
And germany says, it will keep up its aggressive programme of testing and tracing as its covid 19 restrictions, are partially relaxed. Hello and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. Were covering all the latest coronavirus developments here in britain and globally. First, lets start in the uk. The number of people recorded as having died with coronavirus in care homes in england is thought have doubled in the space of five days. Preliminary figures by the care regulator suggest that more than two thousand care home residents have died in england since the beginning of the outbreak. In other developments, more than 2,000 people each week in the uk may be missing cancer diagnoses, and possibly losing vital treatment time due to coronavirus fears, a leading Cancer Charity has warned. In spain, the Prime Minister says the nationwide lockdown will be eased slowly and gradually in the second half of may, provided authorities stay on top of the virus. And in germany, the weari