black and brown desert tortoise

Radiated tortoises are a beautiful and endangered type of tortoise from Madagascar, and unfortunately are illegally traded as pets. This one, and two others in this enclosure, were intercepted by customs in Hing Kong. It would be nice if they could be introduced back into the wild, but they repeatedly get caught in the wild, and found again by customs. As a result, these three will continue to live happy lives in Australia, and possibly breed.