20 Bolson Tortoises Released in New Mexico for Repopulation Effort

Conservationists are hoping to repopulate a rare species of turtle by letting them roam free. Twenty Bolson tortoises were set free on Ted Turner’s property in New Mexico, where 23 of the tortoises already reside. It’s part of a plan to make sure they can survive on their own. The Bolson tortoise used to be found all over the southwestern United States, but experts say there are only about 2,500 of the tortoises left in the wild. Inside Edition Digital’s Mara Montalbano has more.