A male Plowshare tortoise, or 'angonoka' (Astrochelys yniphora) lives in Madagascar and is considered "Critically Endangered" by the IUCN (click here). The article at the title to this entry is translated below, thank you:
Four were stolen from a rare turtle in Madagascar 2009.
May 29 10:57
The world's rarest species of four land tortoise stolen from a breeding program in Madagascar hosting site,
The turtles csőrösmellű - Astrochelys yniphora - The Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust raised, making an attempt to reinforce the wild population. The species is so rare that the researchers of less than 500 individuals living in the wild.
The environmentalists magánkollekciók of the animals stolen in Europe, America or Asia. The theft occurred in May sixth. The thieves, the legislation Bay National Park in a fenced area of the animals are raised. Eight turtles were held in quarantine before being returned to them in the open air. Such areas are in a secret place, and visitors are not available
All four individuals have been stolen was nearly mature animals that are sacrificed, years felnevelésére organized. The turtles of the group included 44 individuals, which are free to want to allow. Csőrösmellű The turtle lives in north-west Madagascar, and the turtles are the largest on the island. The adults reach a length of 45 cm. The entire wild population of the legislation Bay National Park area. The species is a critical risk in the World of Nature (IUCN) Red List.
The threat to species survival, the bushfires in the river and pigs, as well as the illegal állatkereskedelem (poaching - these turtles are killed for their shell and used by artisans for sale elsewhere to the public. There meat is also consumed.). Because of the rarity of turtles in each of thousands of dollars a share farmer. The local authorities have kept the theft secret while the investigation continued. Since then, a number of people arrested who are associated with the offense, but the missing animals have not yet been found.
It is stated by the IUCN there is also an illegal 'pet' trade. Anyone in possession of such a species should contact the Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust and add it to the population to return the species to a larger number.
Species that have been pulled back from the brink include the Assam pygmy hog, St Lucia whiptail lizard, Mallorcan midwife toad, as well as helping to save more species of birds then any other conservation organisation on the planet. The Trust’s dedicated expert conservationists are hard at work in threatened habitats around the world continuing the battle to protect and conserve many more.
Durrell uses hands-on conservation expertise to help endangered species recover and survive in the long-term, working with animals in the wild; in protected environments overseas and at its international headquarters at the Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust in Jersey.
Over the course of the last 50 years, the Trust has built up a worldwide reputation for its pioneering conservation techniques, developed under the leadership of its founder, the late renowned author and naturalist Gerald Durrell....
