{"cache_age":"3600","width":"920","description":"Testudo werneri is one of the smallest tortoise species in the Mediterranean region, with a historical distribution in northeastern Egypt, Sinai, and parts of the Negev desert in Israel. Populations in Egypt are already practically extinct due to factors affecting their habitat and collection for the pet trade. Currently, T. werneri has a national Israel Red List status of Endangered and in 2003 it qualified globally for listing as Critically Endangered under current IUCN Red List Criteria.","html":"<iframe src='https:\/\/www.globalgiving.org\/dy\/v2\/oembed\/?format=html&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.globalgiving.org%2Fprojects%2Fsave-the-negev-desert-tortoise%2F' style='width:920px;height:613px;border:0;'><\/iframe>","type":"rich","title":"Save the Negev Desert Tortoise! on GlobalGiving","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/www.globalgiving.org\/pfil\/20857\/pict_large.jpg","version":"1.0","height":"613"}