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Strange Smell Comes from Home…What it is Will Shock Everyone

Published on October 24, 2019
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They are Critically Endangered

The Radiated Tortoise is considered to be critically endangered. For thousands of years, these tortoises thrived, but by the 1990s, their populations fell to about 12 million. By 2010, however, that number was cut in half, and today, it is estimated that there are only about 3 million left. In that home, more than 10,000 tortoises were found. Unfortunately, more than 100 of them were dead by the time the police found them, and over the next week, almost 600 more died.

Healthy Radiated Tortoises

Healthy Radiated Tortoises

Helping the Tortoises

Though these tortoises were living in horrific conditions and had been treated poorly, the team was happy that they could recover so many of them. Many of them were sick, though, and more than 100 were dead. In fact, the people who were arrested were found to be burying the dead tortoises under ground. The team was very hopeful that they could save more and help to keep the population as strong as possible since these tortoises were so endangered.

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Saving The Tortoises

Saving The Tortoises


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