all those extra tortoises have pushed the county’s yearly tortoise maintenance costs to $700,000. The county also pays $104,000 a year to a private firm that drives around collecting the critters.
The system is working. You don’t get good managment (decision making) until the money gets tight...........
Well, they might have cut the $104,000 expense of collecting more, but they didn’t say they’re getting rid of the 1000 turtles they already have, so they’re still going to pay for their upkeep.
I wonder how they can tell which turtles were wild vs. which were former pets. If the turtle is on the side of the road, how can you tell where it came from?