[jazusamo]

I wonder how many hundreds of millions of dollars these desert tortoises they’re about to kill have cost businesses, taxpayers, the EPA and enviros in lawsuits over the years?

[Flycatcher]

I've talked to some tortoise people before and from what I understand, they don't like to release captive tortoises back into the wild because some captive tortoises carry a pulmonary disease that may infect wild populations. But that's in California. Arizona doesn't seem to worry as much about the pulmonary problems. And as for Nevada, I know for a fact that captive tortoises are often released near Pahrump and Sandy Valley. Why there? I don't know, but I regularly see tortoises there every year.

As for this euthanasia proposal, I've never heard of such gall. These extortionists disgust me. But it's so typical.

[Smokin' Joe]

IIRC, the Vegas to Barstow race was shut down over these critters.