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Washington Man Sentenced for Gall Bladder Trafficking

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The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife says Wednesday that William A. Page, a meat cutter from Curlew, was sentenced to a year jail in Ferry County Superior Court after being convicted on six counts of unlawful trafficking in wildlife. Tags: wildlife trafficking State of Washington bears.

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US Fish and Wildlife Offers Ivory Identification Guide

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US Fish and Wildlife has a guide for identification. Tags: wildlife crime ivory wildlife trafficking trafficking elephants. Wonder if something is made from illegal ivory? From the web page. This is a web version of the Identification Guide for Ivory and Ivory Substitutes by Edgard O.

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Lake Tahoe Bear Poached for Gall Bladder

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Mark Lucero of the Department of Fish and Game's Northern Enforcement District. The penalty for trafficking in bear parts, a felony, is a $10,000 fine and a minimum six months to one year in prison. Tags: bear poaching asia. It is illegal to take parts of dead wildlife left on the side of the road, Lucero said. "A

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