Many people across Asia believe turtles and tortoises bring good luck and prosperity.
Malaysia n authorities have arrested six members of an international crime ring known as the 'Ninja Turtle Gang' and seized about 200 smuggled tortoises and turtles, a wildlife official said Tuesday.Abdul Kadir Abu Hashim, director-general of Malaysia 's wildlife and national parks department, said four Cambodians and two Malaysia ns were arrested during a July 2 raid on a house in Kuala Lumpur by police and wildlife officials.
Other species included the endangered black pond turtle, snapping turtle, sulcata tortoise, leopard tortoise and the red-footed tortoise found throughout South America and the Caribbean islands of Trinidad and Barbados.Leopard tortoises are native to the dry savannahs of central and southern Africa, according to the Maryland Zoo, which houses them.'Historically, they also have been heavily exploited by the pet trade,' the zoo says. 'They are hunted and consumed locally for food.
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