The glamour connected with the club caused great difficulties for international conservation efforts. Today there are still frequent media reports in East and Southeast Asia about how athletes have increased their competitive abilities by drinking turtle blood.
馬家軍的魅力卻給國際生態保育工作帶來不少困擾，如今東南亞與東亞媒體廣泛出現運動員食用龜血來促進競賽能力的新聞。