Inside Job Suspected In Christmas Eve Tortoise Heist

By Teeranai Charuvastra, Staff Reporter -

 

A file photo of a radiated tortoises. Image: Bernard Dupont / Flickr

 

CHONBURI — Sixty-five tortoises, some critically endangered, have gone missing from a breeding center in Chonburi province in what a senior wildlife official said Sunday was likely an inside job.

 

For the second time this year, thieves plundered the the Bang Phra Wildlife Breeding Center and made off with extremely valuable wildlife. Among the creatures snatched up by two masked men in the early hours of Saturday included three radiated tortoises, a critically threatened species.

 

Full story: http://www.khaosodenglish.com/news/crimecourtscalamity/2016/12/26/inside-job-suspected-christmas-eve-tortoise-heist/

 

-- © Copyright Khaosod English 2016-12-26

Yes and the authorities are slow to react 

So are tortoises.

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Christmas Eve Tortoise Heist

 

As Thai's do not celibate Xmas what is the significance of Christmas in this statement???

If you see any "crusty meat pies" for sale over Xmas ... look twice before you buy!

18 minutes ago, Basil B said:

 

As Thai's do not celibate Xmas what is the significance of Christmas in this statement???

I think only monks are celibate at Christmas. But then some aren't Typos can be humorous. Merry Christmas.

6 minutes ago, hotchilli said:

If you see any "crusty meat pies" for sale over Xmas ... look twice before you buy!

 

I think I would be wary of Turtle Soup...

And the CCTV was broken again ?

They should have been returned to Madagascar ,where they came from,

they did it once and came back for more,disgrace, and I wonder how many

of these Tortoises have been bred at this Thai breeding centre?

regards worgeordie