Terrible, tortoise smuggling

[tortoises101]

http://news.mongabay.com/2013/0325-hance-ploughshare-trafficking.html

 

[sueb4653]

very sad

 

[luvpetz27]

Heartbreaking!!!! These sick people need to be stuffed in a suitcase with plastic wrap around them......to see what it feels like!!!

 

[mike taylor]

Man, I said it befor people like that need to be hit in the head with a big hammer.

 

[wellington]

Man, I said it befor people like that need to be hit in the head with a big hammer.

A very big hit. One they just can't recover from. Greedy SOB's

 

[sissyofone]

It breaks my heart. Its horrible.

 

[Artemis the Tortoise]

Why was there plastic wrap around them? How did they die? 😭😢😔😞😿👺🔥👎👊💔


Artemis' Mommy🌿🌷🐢🌷🌿

 

[AZtortMom]

So sad


Life is good

 

[theelectraco]

Why was there plastic wrap around them? How did they die? 😭😢😔😞😿👺🔥👎👊💔


Artemis' Mommy🌿🌷🐢🌷🌿

The article doesn't mention any fatalities.

 

[mctlong]

I'm glad they caught them.

Hopefully some will find their way back to Madagascar.

 

[Zamric]

I'm glad they caught them.

Hopefully some will find their way back to Madagascar.

The Madagascar authorities are already waiting for thier arrival!

 

[mctlong]

I'm glad they caught them.

Hopefully some will find their way back to Madagascar.

The Madagascar authorities are already waiting for thier arrival!

Good to hear!
Is there a plan to reintroduce them into the wild or is the plan to keep them in one of the gaurded tortoise sanctuaries?

 

[bigred]

It is a terrible thing but it will always happen due to the value of the torts being smuggled. I wonder what a small ploughshare would go for in that ares

 

[tortoises101]

I'm glad they caught them.

Hopefully some will find their way back to Madagascar.

The Madagascar authorities are already waiting for thier arrival!

Good to hear!
Is there a plan to reintroduce them into the wild or is the plan to keep them in one of the gaurded tortoise sanctuaries?

As much as I support keeping them in the wild, they would be best taken to Baly Bay's Project Angonoka until their wild habitat can be better protected and poaching severely curbed.

 

[Redstrike]

Know where your torts are coming from

Perhaps this has already been posted elsewhere and I missed it, but I thought this was pretty important:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/...2673.html?utm_hp_ref=fb&src=sp&comm_ref=false

I'm not looking for any arguments. Simply reminding everyone to be very aware of where and who you're purchasing your tortoises from.

 

[CtTortoiseMom]

RE: Know where your torts are coming from

Glad to know the tortoises were alive. It was unclear in the last article

 

[AZtortMom]

So glad they are alive *doing the happy turtle dance*


Life is good

 

[Spn785]

Man, I said it befor people like that need to be hit in the head with a big hammer.

If you have, or get a male Russian, name it Czernobog. LOL

 

[Tofuman]

Man caught in Thailand with Ploughshare Tortoises

A man was arrested at Suvarnabhumi International Airport in Bangkok after authorities say they discovered he was attempting to claim a piece of luggage full of extremely rare tortoises.

Traffic.org, a self-described wildlife trade monitoring network, reports that the man is accused of trying to pick up 54 ploughshare tortoises. "The wild population of Ploughshare Tortoises, considered among the rarest species in the world, is estimated to be as few as 400 individuals, and is declining fast," according to the site. As Popular Science points out, the man is accused of attempting to smuggle more than 10 percent of the entire species.

The International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources has classified the ploughshares tortoise as critically endangered.

The piece of luggage had been registered to a woman who was arrested as well, according to reports. In addition to the 54 ploughshare tortoises, 21 radiated tortoises, also endangered, were being smuggled, authorities say. They believe the tortoises were going to be sold as pets."http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sidesho...more-10-percent-entire-species-182945812.html

Sad stuff. More likely they were headed for the frying pan. So glad they this guy.

 

[theelectraco]

Man caught in Thailand with Ploughshare Tortoises

This was already posted a few days ago. And they were to be sold for the pet trade, I highly doubt they were for food.