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An aerial view shows the new extension of the "Centre Emys" in Chavornay, Switzerland, on Monday, August 6, 2018. The main mission of the new center, with a capacity of 4'000 to 5'000 turtles, is to protect and collect animals abandoned by their owners while additionally offering pedagogical visits and working on the reintroduction of the only indigenous Swiss turtle, the European pond turtle (Emys orbicularis). (KEYSTONE/Valentin Flauraud)