Even though they're still widely sold in pet stores, they are indeed endangered. All Hermann's Tortoises that are sold however, are bred in captivity. In the '60 and '70, there was a lot demand for these animals, and they were caught in the wild. Hence, there are many in captivity, and few in the wild. That makes them endangered.
Tortoises are becoming endangered and extinct because of the various activities of humans which are destroying the environment.
The Egyptian Tortoise is endangered because people are illegally selling them to be house pets, and people are destroying their habitat to build farms and other things.
Like many other animals, the endanger is due to littering,ad global warming. If you want a more accurate answer, go on to Google.
Gopher Tortoises are endangered because of hungry carnivore armadillos.
Desert tortoises are not currently endangered but are listed as threatened.
people hunt them
Yes, tortoises are endangered animals
Turtles aren't endangered but Tortoises are endangered.
The desert tortoise has the official status of 'threatened' but not endangered at this time (2014). If populations continue to decline, they could become endangered in the future, however.
they are not extinct but only endangered
Because they are almost endangered!!
They are endangered , there are less than 300 individuals left.
Yes. But they are actually vulnerable, a conservation status almost as bad as endangered.
tortoises are not endangered yet. they are watched very carefully though. because they do not reproduce often there is not many wild tortoises in the desert. ravens also have a huge impact on the disappearance of the tortoises. a raven will peck through the shell of the tortoise and eat what is inside the shell.
Gopher tortoises are listed as Vulnerable by the IUCN. This is threatened, but not quite endangered.
because there aren't many left
Giant tortoises are often hunted for their shells.
they are illegal but they eat b anananas they are also veryy endangered