Smuggler Caught With More Than 230 Animals in His Luggage
A critically endangered ploughshare tortoise was among those seized. Photo credit: Wikimedia Commons Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi International Airport is in the news once again after a man was caught trying to board a plane with more than 230 animals packed in his luggage . Divided between three suitcases, the alleged smuggler was carrying snakes, squirrels, spiders, lizards, frogs, a parrot, and more than 100 tortoises—including some endangered species. In August of last year, a woman was stopped at th… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Smuggler Caught With More Than 230 Animals in His Luggage
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