Caribbean Islands Annual Portfolio Overview, 2022
Through two record seizures in 2018, Malagasy authorities rescued thousands of live radiated tortoises (Astrochelys radiata) that were likely headed for the illegal wildlife trade—including nearly 10,000 found crammed into a house in Toliara.
The law enforcement operations were important mileposts in the response to the devastating impacts of poaching, but they also raised important questions: what to do with so many of the Critically Endangered species and under which conditions could they be released into their natural habitat?
