So very upsetting...

[Mrs.Jennifer]

I’m a member of the Galapagos Conservancy and this came across my email today. It just breaks my heart...

BREAKING: 185 Baby Galapagos Tortoises Seized from Illegal Traffickers

March 28, 2021 On the afternoon of Sunday, March 28, Galapagos National Park staff discovered 185 Critically Endangered tortoise hatchlings inside a suitcase bound for mainland Ecuador during a routine luggage inspection at Seymour Airport on Baltra Island. The tortoises … Continue reading →

www.galapagos.org

 

[wellington]

Sad, very sad, but not surprising. This kind of crap is in the news all the time.
If they would hand down much more harsh penalties, it might curve the problem some.