After canoe chase, Madagascar authorities seize 144 endangered tortoises

Mongabay
Jul 9, 2020, 8:00 am177 pts
Authorities in Madagascar have arrested three poachers carrying 144 radiated tortoises, the largest known seizure of its kind in almost two years in the country. They recovered the tortoises, which are critically endangered and illegal to collect or trade, from an outrigger sailing canoe along the country’s…

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