Desert tortoise shot in Arizona
By kingsnake.com · September 11, 2014 5:45 am
Authorities are searching for someone who shot and killed a desert tortoise being tracked by the Arizona Game and Fish Department.
From AZ Central:
She was the second tortoise in a Game and Fish study to have a transmitter affixed to her, which had been providing researchers information about the reclusive reptile's movements since 2010. Fourteen other juvenile tortoises in the program have transmitters. Anyone with information about this killing can call the department's Operation Game Thief hotline toll-free at (800) 352-0700 or visit www.azgfd.gov/thief and refer to case #14-002388. Callers may be eligible for a reward of up to $1,000.Read more...
