It has been suggested to me, and I must admit the logic behind it, that these are in no way wild ploughshare babies but really captive bred ones.
CourtneyG said:How on earth do you have a ploughshare, they are critically endangered an illegal to own?
emystiong said:Nice , but do Plough need that much humidity ? This sp are from dry habitat , remember ?
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CourtneyG said:Yeah there needs to be captive breed to be sold to people, and to to put some into the wild to keep a wild species wild.
Such a hard thing to keep in balance and to make sure such a beautiful species go to the right people as well.
CourtneyG said:Yes they actually are. People have been breaking into the compounds and stealing the hatchlings, easier to smuggle.
CourtneyG said:How on earth do you have a ploughshare, they are critically endangered an illegal to own?
CourtneyG said:Ploughshares that wind up in china are all stolen from the breeding compounds in Madagascar, which breeds them to be returned to the wild. Someone in china might be breeding them, but not to return to the wild, only to sell as pets to people in china.
Anthony P said:Many are still seen for sale on the Internet, in Asia, and at wildlife markets like Jakarta with minimal prosecution, if any.
tortoises101 said: