Tag: wildlife trafficking
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Ivory Traders Arrested in Indonesia
Today in Indonesia Aceh police arrested two wildlife traders selling ivory, elephant bones, live orangutans…
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Labradors Trained to Detect Illegally Trafficked Wildlife Products
On March 27 the arrivals hall of Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport was bustling with passengers as usual. Jin Kai, a detector dog with the Guangzhou Customs Anti-smuggling Police, and one of the first graduates from a detector dog training program run by the China Customs Anti-smuggling Bureau in co-operation with TRAFFIC and supported by World…
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Surge in Illegal Trade of Turtles and Tortoises Spells Trouble for Rare Species
Hot on the heels of three major tortoise and freshwater turtle seizures in Asia comes another seizure in Bangkok involving hundreds of animals and the arrest of two men suspected of attempting to smuggle them. [caption id="attachment_328409" align="alignnone" width="500"] Indian Narrow-headed Softshell Turtles seized during at attempt to smuggle them via Bangkok. © TRAFFIC[/caption] On March…