Tag: smuggling

Reptile Smuggler Sentenced To 14 Months in Prison

Reptile Smuggler Sentenced To 14 Months in Prison

Canadian national Ka Yeung Marvin Chan was sentenced to 14 months in prison for his role in a conspiracy ton smuggle reptiles from the United States t [...]
3-Legged Ploughshare Tortoise Rescued From Smugglers Makes Home At UK’s Chester Zoo

3-Legged Ploughshare Tortoise Rescued From Smugglers Makes Home At UK’s Chester Zoo

Hope was discovered in a suitcase in Hong Kong with 56 other endangered tortoises in 2019. [...]
Lizard King Michael Van Nostrand Sentenced To 8 Months In Prison, Fined $100,000

Lizard King Michael Van Nostrand Sentenced To 8 Months In Prison, Fined $100,000

Van Nostrand, 55, was also ordered to immediately pay a fine of $100,000. That money will be paid directly to the Lacey Act Reward Fund. [...]

Nearly 200 Hatchling Galapagos Tortoises Seized At Galapagos Island Airport

The Galapagos tortoise is captive bred in many countries around the world to ensure the survival of these species, yet some smugglers tried to smuggle [...]
Researchers Track Sea Turtle Poachers With 3-D Printed Eggs

Researchers Track Sea Turtle Poachers With 3-D Printed Eggs

Sea turtle poaching is a big problem throughout much of the world where the reptiles lay their eggs, so researchers at the University of Kent in Engla [...]
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