In March, two people were caught attempting to smuggle 54 ploughshare tortoises (Astrochelys yniphora) into Thailand. Listed as Critically Endangered, the tortoises' wild population is down to approximately 400-500 animals in its native Madagascar, mea...
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May 14, 2013 by Jeremy Hance | No comments
Five percent of ploughshare tortoise population perishes after botched smuggling attempt
March 25, 2013 by Jeremy Hance | No comments
Over ten percent of a species’ total population found in smuggler’s bag
On Friday, March 15th Thai authorities arrested a 38-year-old man attempting to collect a bag containing 54 ploughshare tortoises (Astrochelys yniphora) and 21 radiated tortoises (Astrochelys radiata) in Suvarnabhumi International Airport. Found only i...
November 10, 2011 by Mongabay.com | No comments
Photos: 40% of Madagascar’s reptiles at risk of extinction
40 percent of Madagascar's terrestrial reptiles are threatened with extinction due to habitat loss and over-collection for the pet trade, reports the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) in its latest update of the Red List of Threaten...
June 19, 2011 by Jeremy Hance | No comments
Endangered Madagascar wildlife on sale in Thailand
Conservation group TRAFFIC uncovered nearly 600 Madagascar reptiles and amphibians on sale in Thai markets, including endangered species and those banned for sale by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (C...
October 01, 2010 by Mongabay.com | No comments
1000 rare tortoises poached each week in Madagascar
One thousand endangered tortoises are being illegally collected each week in southern Madagascar, reports WWF.
March 04, 2010 by Jeremy Hance | No comments
Photos: Madagascar’s wonderful and wild frogs, an interview with Sahonagasy
To save Madagascar's embattled and beautiful amphibians, scientists are turning to the web. A new site built by herpetologists, Sahonagasy, is dedicated to gathering and providing information about Madagascar's unique amphibians in a bid to save them f...
February 18, 2010 by Jeremy Hance | No comments
Humans push half of the world’s primates toward extinction, lemurs in particular trouble
Of the known 634 primate species in the world 48 percent are currently threatened with extinction, making mankind's closes relatives one of the most endangered animal groups in the world. In order to bring awareness to the desperate state of
