Illegal Operations Are Common
It is clear that the law has not stopped anyone from doing this. There are actually a number of illegal operations that involved stealing the tortoises and putting them up for sale on the black market. They have nearly gone extinct thanks to the greed of people. This one was even more sinister than usual.
This Endangered Species
We know that it is hard to believe this, but there was a time when they were thriving. Sadly, the numbers have dwindled in recent times. While they could see that there were lots of tortoises in the house, they had no idea how many there were. It turns out that 9,000 of them were in the house!