Madagascar's 'tortoise mafia' on the attack
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13799205
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13799205
Whorls striate primeval shell
As if painted by master craftsmen
Prehistoric, they crawl from Indian Ocean
Ambassadors of another existence
Poachers wield machetes and rifles,
Stealing flesh for meat
Spirit for sexual potions
Forsaken tortoise shells litter beaches in Madagascar
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