Authorities have charged a New Jersey man who owned four tortoises, including one weighing between 500 and 600 pounds.
Richard Hines Jr. of the Highlands is charged with possession of exotic species without a permit.
State Environmental Protection Department spokesman Larry Ragonese says neighbors reported what they described as "crying" by the tortoises and were feeding them. The tortoises were being kept in the yard on Sept. 1.
...The reptiles were taken to the Popcorn Park Zoo in Lacey Township Tuesday for evaluation.
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Tuesday, September 13, 2011
Exotic Wildlife Comes From New Jersey
I wondered where that exotic wildlife came from:
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