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<!--Generated by Squarespace Site Server v5.5.4 (http://www.squarespace.com/) on Fri, 26 Jun 2009 03:05:24 GMT--><rss xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" version="2.0"><channel><title>Latest wildlife trade seizures &amp; other reports RSS</title><link>http://www.traffic.org/seizures/</link><description></description><copyright></copyright><language>en-GB</language><generator>Squarespace Site Server v5.5.4 (http://www.squarespace.com/)</generator><item><title>2 arrested in South Africa over Abalone haul</title><category>Invertebrates</category><category>Smuggling in Africa</category><category>enforcement</category><dc:creator>TRAFFIC</dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2009 11:37:00 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.traffic.org/seizures/2009/6/20/2-arrested-in-south-africa-over-abalone-haul.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">157301:1471297:4403906</guid><description><![CDATA[2 Chinese men were arrested by Western Cape police after 952 Abalones were found in their truck, reports News24.com<br />]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://www.traffic.org/seizures/rss-comments-entry-4403906.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>3-year jail sentence for Tiger poacher in India</title><category>Mammals - tigers</category><category>Smuggling in Asia</category><category>enforcement</category><dc:creator>TRAFFIC</dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2009 11:06:17 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.traffic.org/seizures/2009/6/18/3-year-jail-sentence-for-tiger-poacher-in-india.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">157301:1471297:4364528</guid><description><![CDATA[Dariya, a notorious Tiger poacher in India, has been convicted and sentenced to 3 years rigorous imprisonment and a fine of INR10,000. He was arrested by the Katni Forest Division in November 2008 in possession of a tiger spring trap, a leopard spring trap, a cheetal skin, antlers, a spear and other poaching equipment, reports the Wildlife Protection Society of India.]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://www.traffic.org/seizures/rss-comments-entry-4364528.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>No hoot for owls online in India</title><category>Birds</category><category>Internet trade</category><category>enforcement</category><dc:creator>TRAFFIC</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2009 10:15:00 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.traffic.org/seizures/2009/6/16/no-hoot-for-owls-online-in-india.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">157301:1471297:4354971</guid><description><![CDATA[Barn Owls are the latest species of wildlife found to be illegally sold online in India, according to The Times of India<br />]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://www.traffic.org/seizures/rss-comments-entry-4354971.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>Smuggled Central Asian Tortoises returned to Pakistan</title><category>Herpetological</category><category>Smuggling in Asia</category><dc:creator>TRAFFIC</dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2009 08:38:58 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.traffic.org/seizures/2009/6/15/smuggled-central-asian-tortoises-returned-to-pakistan.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">157301:1471297:4329185</guid><description><![CDATA[550 Central Asian (Afghan) Tortoises have been returned to Pakistan after they had been shipped to Hong Kong declared as crabs, reports Dawn.com <br /><br />TRAFFIC note: in March 2009 an identical number of Central Asian Tortoises was seized from a <a href="http://www.traffic.org/seizures/2009/3/5/large-tortoise-consignment-seized-in-pakistan.html">Quetta-Karachi train in Pakistan</a>.<br />]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://www.traffic.org/seizures/rss-comments-entry-4329185.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>Deer horns seized in India</title><category>Mammals - deer</category><category>Smuggling in Asia</category><category>enforcement</category><dc:creator>TRAFFIC</dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2009 15:43:00 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.traffic.org/seizures/2009/6/14/deer-horns-seized-in-india.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">157301:1471297:4331919</guid><description><![CDATA[24 deer horns were seized by railway police in Mumbai and a man arrested who was said to have transported the products from Rajasthan, reports The Times of India<br />]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://www.traffic.org/seizures/rss-comments-entry-4331919.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>Tigers lost from Panna Reserve, India</title><category>Mammals - tigers</category><category>Smuggling in Asia</category><dc:creator>TRAFFIC</dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2009 10:57:00 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.traffic.org/seizures/2009/6/14/tigers-lost-from-panna-reserve-india.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">157301:1471297:4329401</guid><description><![CDATA[Officials have confirmed that the last resident Tiger in Panna Reserve, India, has disappeared. Just 6 years ago there were more than 40 Tigers in the reserve, reports The Times of India<br />]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://www.traffic.org/seizures/rss-comments-entry-4329401.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>Deer hides and leopard skin seized in India</title><category>Mammals - deer</category><category>Mammals - leopards</category><category>Smuggling in Asia</category><category>enforcement</category><dc:creator>TRAFFIC</dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2009 10:52:00 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.traffic.org/seizures/2009/6/14/deer-hides-and-leopard-skin-seized-in-india.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">157301:1471297:4329381</guid><description><![CDATA[Naka police arrested 3 people and seized 12 deer and 1 leopard hide, reports The Times of India<br />]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://www.traffic.org/seizures/rss-comments-entry-4329381.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>Poachers poisoning elephants in Indonesia</title><category>Ivory</category><category>Mammals - elephants</category><category>Smuggling in Asia</category><dc:creator>TRAFFIC</dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2009 08:25:00 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.traffic.org/seizures/2009/6/14/poachers-poisoning-elephants-in-indonesia.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">157301:1471297:4329164</guid><description><![CDATA[A poisoned dead elephant with tusks removed has been found im Sumatra, the ninth such incident in 3 months, reports Associated Press<br />]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://www.traffic.org/seizures/rss-comments-entry-4329164.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>Rhino horn sellers arrested in Namibia</title><category>Mammals - rhinos</category><category>Smuggling in Africa</category><category>enforcement</category><dc:creator>TRAFFIC</dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2009 14:11:00 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.traffic.org/seizures/2009/6/12/rhino-horn-sellers-arrested-in-namibia.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">157301:1471297:4344454</guid><description><![CDATA[Two men have appeared in court charged with attenpting to sell rhino horns in Namibia, reports Allgemeine Zeitung<br />]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://www.traffic.org/seizures/rss-comments-entry-4344454.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>Tiger parts and birds seized, three arrested, in Malaysia</title><category>Birds</category><category>Mammals - tigers</category><category>Smuggling in Asia</category><category>enforcement</category><dc:creator>TRAFFIC</dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2009 13:48:01 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.traffic.org/seizures/2009/6/11/tiger-parts-and-birds-seized-three-arrested-in-malaysia.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">157301:1471297:4286321</guid><description><![CDATA[Department of Wildlife and National Parks staff seized parts ofa two-year old Tiger from a car and, in a separate incident, 10 White-rumped Shamas reports the New Straits Times. 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