1.   Asian turtles suffer the most.

2.   The Asian turtle crisis is not about Ninja Turtles.

3.   The turtle alliance grew out of an international conference at the Fort Worth Zoo in January in which experts discussed the worsening crisis for Asian turtle populations.

4.   Asian turtles that have been traded to near extinction in China, Vietnam and other countries now have a new home in a forested reserve in North Carolina.

5.   Several Asian turtle species are close to extinction, according to the alliance.