World Turtle News, 09/27/2016

Asia’s animal trafficking network crime family

The main story for today is not specifically chelonian related but I’m sure will still be of interest to our readers. The UK Guardian newspaper on Monday posted an article detailing the trafficking network headed by the Bach brothers who are based in Vietnam and Thailand and are responsible for smuggling thousands of tonnes of elephant ivory, rhino horn and other endangered species. Click the link to read more…

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