In Madagascar, revived environmental crime hotline leads to tortoise bust

Mongabay
Apr 6, 2020, 8:00 am231 pts
If someone in Madagascar spots illegal logging, mining or slash-and-burn farming, they often have difficulty reporting the crime to authorities. Wrongdoers can pressure or threaten them to stay silent, and in some cases, local authorities take bribes to look the other way or even prosecute whistleblowers.…

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