Italians seize 20,000 banned tortoises
Endangered tortoises illegally imported into Italy from US
source: Guardian August 10 2000 p15
A cargo of 20,000 endangered red-cheek tortoises, a few days old, has been found by Italian police at Rome airport, Italy. The tortoises were illegally imported from Louisiana, and had been purchased by a wholesaler in Turin, Italy, who may be prosecuted. The tortoises are to go to a WWF sanctuary.
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