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A compilation of seizures and prosecutions reported in the TRAFFIC Bulletin 1997-2007 (PDF, 850 KB)
Two arrested after Tiger carcasses seized in Thailand
Partly dismembered Tiger carcasses have been seized by police in Prachuap Kiri Khan province, Thailand, and two men arrested. It is believed the animals were being smuggled from Malaysia to China, reports The Daily Mail.
TRAFFIC
in Smuggling in Asia, Mammals - tigers, enforcement
Poaching threatens Giant Sable in Angola
Poaching is considered the greatest threat to the survival of Angola's national symbol, the Giant Sable Antelope, which numbers just 200 individuals, reports Reuters
TRAFFIC
in Mammals - deer, Smuggling in Africa, enforcement
Kaziranga rhino killed for its horn in India
Poachers have killed a female rhino that strayed out of Kaziranga National Park, India, the twelfth such incident in recent months, reports The Times of India
TRAFFIC
in Smuggling in Asia, Mammals - rhinos, enforcement
Organized criminals targeting seafood in Australia
Criminal gangs are increasingly targeting the black market in rock lobsters, abalone, shark fins and other seafood, with links to drug trafficking, reports The Australian
TRAFFIC
in Smuggling in Australasia, Fisheries - general, enforcement
Sea Otter poacher arrested in US
A man has been arrested for illegally hunting and selling sea otter parts to undercover agents in Alaska, USA, reports Juneau Empire
TRAFFIC
in Smuggling in Americas, enforcement, mammals - general
Sun Bear found in fridge in Malaysia
A man has been arrested following a tip-off to Malaysia's Wildlife and National Parks Department, after the remains of a Malaysian Sun Bear were discovered in his fridge, reports The Star
TRAFFIC
in Smuggling in Asia, Mammals - bears, enforcement
Man jailed and fined for possession of protected wildlife in Malaysia
A market trader has been jailed for 2 weeks and fined MYR5,000 (USD1,400) for possession of pangolin, python, civet and wild boar parts, reports the New Straits Times
TRAFFIC
in Herpetological, Smuggling in Asia, Mammals - pangolins, enforcement, mammals - general
545 live tortoises seized, 3 arrested, Uttar Pradesh, India
3 smugglers were arrested with 545 live tortoises in a car travelling to Kolkata, West Bengal, from Manimau town, Kannauj district, Uttar Pradesh on 22 December reports The Economic Times.
Akhilesh
in Smuggling in Asia, enforcement, Reptiles
Monitor lizards seized in Malaysia
Malaysia's Wildlife and National Parks Department (Perhilitan) has seized a shipment of 600 Clouded Monitor Lizards, a protected species, at Kuala Lumpur airport, and one man has been arrested, reports the New Straits Times
TRAFFIC
in Herpetological, Smuggling in Asia, enforcement
Study establishes internet wildlife trade
A new paper from the University of Canberra reveals the wildlife trade through online auctions sites is exploding in and out of Australlia.
Akhilesh
in Smuggling in Australasia, enforcement, Internet trade
Wildlife parts found in freezer in Malaysia
A man has been arrested in Malaysia, after Department of Wildlife and National Parks officers and police found wild boar meat, four civet cats, 430 gall bladders and parts of other wildlife in his freezer, reports the Malaysian National News Agency.
TRAFFIC
in Smuggling in Asia, enforcement, mammals - general
130 pangolins rescued in Thailand
Thai customs officers have seized 130 pangolins and arrested one man suspected of attenpting to smuggle them out of the country, reports the Straits Times
TRAFFIC
in Smuggling in Asia, Mammals - pangolins, enforcement
US macaque couple convicted
A couple has been found guilty of attenmpting to smuggle a Rhesus Macaque from Thailand to the US; the animal was concealed inside the woman's blouse, reports IAR
TRAFFIC
in Smuggling to Americas, Mammals - primates, enforcement
South African reptile smuggler jailed in Madagascar
A man who attempted to smuggle 388 chameleons, snakes and other reptiles out of Madagascar has been jailed for a year, reports Yahoo News.
TRAFFIC
in Herpetological, Smuggling in Africa, enforcement
320 protected birds recovered from 3 shops, Pakistan
320 protected birds and 2 langurs were recovered by Sindh wildlife deapartment team from 3 shops in the Empress Market, Saddar, Karachi, reports the Daily Times
