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Smuggler caught with 10% of rare turtle population

11-04-2013 12:14AM

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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 12:06PM

Hollzy

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That's unbelievable!

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#3 11-04-2013 11:34PM

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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