A Large Galápagos Tortoise Seizure Raises Red Flags
A seizure of 185 Galapagos Tortoises at Galapagos Ecological Airport, is raising bigger concerns over illegal trade in the tortoises. The number of animals seized is troubling because it may point to a large more sophisticated illegal trade for these animals.
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