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Thai Police Arrest Ivory Traffickers

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The dollars part doesn't seem like much to me either, but it could be a fortune in Thailand. Tags: ivory africa poaching trafficking thailand elephants. Unfortunately, if they are found guilty, they would face a maximum of only four years in jail. The fines could be up to 40,000 baht (1,150 dollars). Anyone know?

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Pakistani Man Caught Smuggling Rare Tortoises

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Tags: wildlife smuggling wildlife crime pakistan thailand tortoises. He was caught at a Thai airport.

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Thai Government Deals with Victims of Wildlife Trafficking

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Tags: wildlife trafficking thailand. Sad, but at least the government is trying to help these animals.

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Are Thai Temple Tigers Drugged?

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Some conservationists worry that the tigers living at a Buddhist Temple in Thailand are drugged, but the monks deny it. Tags: tigers thailand. There's a big article at the ABC News site. Read it and tell us what you think. These tigers are really happy and you can see that in their interactions with people.".

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Interpol Makes Arrests in Tiger Smuggling

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The two-month operation involved national enforcement agencies in six tiger-range countries (China, India, Nepal, Russia, Thailand and Vietnam) and was coordinated by INTERPOL's Environmental Crime Program at its headquarters in Lyon, France. Tags: wildlife smuggling tigers interpol asia endangered species.

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I and the Bird: What is a Vulture?

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Turkey Vulture Wing Tagging – Charlotte Wasylik, Prairie Birder. Thailand’s Adopt a Vulture Program – YC Wee, Bird Ecology Study Group. They deserve much more respect than they actually get. – ==– Turkey Vulture, Cathartes aura. The Value of a Vulture – Gail Morris, God Girl Gail. Assorted Vultures.

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Where America dreams of/goes birding?

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Some of those “statistical errors” came as surprises to me, e.g. Cuba, Bolivia, Uganda, Sri Lanka, Thailand (this is also a clear message to their tourism boards to invest more into promoting avitourism). If I were answering those same questions, my answers would probably be Ecuador, Uganda and Thailand. What would be your choices?