They Called The Police When The Stench From The Abandoned House Became Too Much

Illegal Operations Are Common

As you can see, the law has not helped make things better. There are lots of illegal operations that involve stealing them and selling them on the black market. The species has nearly gone extinct because of this. This was a particularly heinous instance, however.

Illegal Operations Are Common

This Endangered Species

There was a point in history when this species had been thriving. Recently, their numbers have gone down drastically. Even though they could see that there were a lot of these tortoises inside the house, it was hard to guess. Apparently, there were 9,000 tortoises crammed there!

This Endangered Species