Madagascar's radiated tortoise threatened with extinction

Monday, April 5, 2010 - 19:14 in Biology & Nature

A team of biologists from the Turtle Survival Alliance (TSA) and Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) reported today that Madagascar's radiated tortoise - considered one of the most beautiful tortoise species - is rapidly nearing extinction due to rampant hunting for its meat and the illegal pet trade.

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