Rescue 'in Extremis' From an Endangered Red-Footed Turtle that Was Being Moved Into a Pot

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A red-legged tortoise was rescued in Formosa during a control of the Argentine National Gendarmerie. The animal was alive, hidden inside a metal pot that a woman was carrying under her seat in a long-distance public transport. It seems a difficult scene to believe, but behind it is a very serious problem of illegal trafficking and possession of wildlife. The specimen was identified as a red-legged tortoise, also known as yabotí or morrocoy. Auth…