A very interesting article on the tortoise trade by Thomas & Sabine Vinke,

http://www.schildkroeten-im-fokus.de/pdf/2010tradestudy.pdf

Thanks to Egyptian Dan for making me aware of this.

Thanks Dave

Will have a read tomorrow

Jane

This is a really good article, which i will send to my local "tortoise selling" species mixing pet store, in the hope that somewhere, they have a consceince. we can but try eh?

Jacqui 

Very interesting if depressing article. Thanks Dave for putting it there for us. The links between the so called tortoise farms and the taking of animals from the wild has not been so clearly explained to me before.