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Study Finds Illegal Trade in Turtles and Tortoises Thriving in Indonesia



New Study Finds Illegal Trade in Threatened Turtles and Tortoises Thriving in Indonesia (via Planetsave)

The latest report published by the wildlife trade monitoring network TRAFFIC reveals that an alarming number of protected and endangered tortoises and freshwater turtles are openly for sale in Indonesia. Although Indonesian laws to combat illegal wildlife trade have been strengthened, and an increased…


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Rhishja Cota-Larson is the founder of Annamiticus, Editor of the blogs Annamiticus, Rhino Horn is Not Medicine and Project Pangolin, host of Behind the Schemes, Producer for the upcoming documentary The Price, author of Murder Myths & Medicine, and a writer for Planetsave. When she's not blogging about illegal wildlife trade, Rhishja likes rocking out to live music.