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Smuggler caught with 10% of rare turtle population

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11-04-2013 1:14am

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Adam Khor

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http://www.traffic.org/home/2013/3/19/largest-seizure-of-critically-endangered-ploughshare-tortois.html

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#2 11-04-2013 1:06pm
Hollzy

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That's unbelievable!

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#3 12-04-2013 12:34am
Birdnuts

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Its time wildlife smugglers were treated the same as their counterparts in the illegal drugs and weapons trades by the powers that be. These people are looting vulnerable countries wildlife resources with near impunity and putting the very existence of countless species at risk

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