Nearly 1,500 Live Turtles Found in Smugglers' Luggage

[Tccarolina]

Check out the picture that accompanies the article!

http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/weird/138123963.html

 

[CGKeith]

Hmm, all I see is a picture of a box turtle, but the article is talking about pig nosed turtles.

 

[GBtortoises]

I found the article. on MSNBC, photo there has a pig nose (also known as Fly river) turtle.

 

[dmmj]

I love the fact that the article says " authorities believe they were headed for the illegal pet trade" like he was gonna do anything else with them, and I have to ask where did he find almost 1500 fly turtles?

 

[ShadowRancher]

This breaks my heart flys are definitely the most unique aquatics out there...I hope the "authorities" had something to do with them? A a rehab site? There was no mention.

I would love a fly river, i fell in love with them after I saw the bit Attenborough did awhile back but I would be too afraid to ever get one because of this sort of thing

 

[l0velesly]

It's crazy how smugglers can fit so many turtles O_O

 

[GBtortoises]

I love the fact that the article says " authorities believe they were headed for the illegal pet trade" like he was gonna do anything else with them, and I have to ask where did he find almost 1500 fly turtles?

Ya gotta assume that many in two suitcases must have been very small size turtles-hatchlings. My guess as to where you get that many-nest robbing in the wild.