Swings and Roundabouts
A number of the stories today highlight that illegal trade in turtles and tortoises still continues relatively unabated. A seizure of turtles in Hong Kong is waiting to be returned to Pakistan once the transport costs are paid, more individuals are arrested for selling the rarest tortoise in the world, and another pair of smugglers is caught. On the plus side, more people continue to put in the effort to save turtles and tortoises in the wild, while others line up to provide homes for rescued chelonians.
Turtle News From Around the World
Conservation
Lucky to be helping gentle giants.
Stuck in Hong Kong: 751 black-pond turtles waiting to come home.
Tortoise Adoption Clinic on the 18th April.
Tracking turtles in Wascana.
Surfer off to save turtles in Indonesia.
Crime & Punishment
Three arrested for selling angonoka tortoises.
Duo nabbed at T2 trying to smuggle 183 live turtles.
Misc
Family finds missing tortoise under neighboring porch.
‘Crying’ turtle denied its freedom.
Did You Know…
The Angonoka, or Ploughshare, Tortoise (Astrochelys yniphora) is indigenous to Madagascar and on the critically endangered list. There are an estimated 600 individuals in the wild distributed across 9.7 to 23.2 square miles.
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Photo from Sindh Wildlife Department
