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Primates ronment. Will he keep on carrying out his business behind bars? One of his partners is still on the run. Pleated Gibbon, Khao Yai National Park © Voyagesxrufray FAMILY AFFAIRS Seizure of 6 living gibbons (Hylobatidae spp. Appendix I) a pleated gibbon (Hylobates pileatus) as well as a stuffed gibbon. Binh Duong Province, Vietnam 3 July 2013 The living gibbons were, according to the accused, destined for to be bred by a previous member of the local parliament. The monkey farming had been supplied by the family of her accomplice, to whom the authorities had previously refused permission to breed wild animals. The pleated gibbon populations are going to be extinct in Vietnam. The specimen was without a doubt illegally imported from Cambodia or Laos. The seizure was a joint effort by the environmental section of the police of Bin Duang, forest rangers, the Vietnam Academy of Sciences, and the Wildlife Conservation Society. Another wild animals farm received the same visitors. Once again, a well-known elected official was implicated in illegal breeding, concerning peacocks and spotted deer. Tran Van Loi claimed that he only ran the rubber tree plantation and that it is his brother in law who, for many years, has participated in activities relating to underground breeding. Sentencing of Ousmane Diallo to one year in prison and a US$ 6,000 fine for the smuggling of chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes, Appendix I) Conakry, Guinea July 29, 2013 He confessed to having sold more than 500 chimpanzees since 1994. He also used the fact that Guinea is a hub for wildlife smuggling to his advantage and dealt in wholesale with Brazilian aras parrots, Gabon grey parrots, Indian Passeriformes and Australian cockatoos. Recordings made by the investigators from Interpol and GALF (Guinée-Application de la Loi sur la Faune) reveal some interesting details, in particular, a connection with a Spanish fishing boat based in Las Palmas which could have participated, on a regular basis, in the delivery of parrots and chimpanzees. Ousmane Diallo who presents himself as the richest man in Conakry was probably not shaken up by the $US 6,000 in fines to be paid to the Ministry of Envi- © Gabonews Poaching of 3 silvered leaf monkeys (Trachypithecus villosus, Appendix II) Phu Quoc National Park, Province of Kiên Giang, Vietnam July 30 th , 2013 Rangers on patrol surprised the 4 poachers. 2 escaped and 2 were arrested. The silvered leaf langurs remains will be destroyed or preserved at the National Museum of Nature. They were hunted for their meat. Already in December 2012, 3 men were sentenced to 2 years and 4 months in prison for poaching 2 grey-shanked douc langurs (Pygathrix cinerea, Appendix I). The event took place 6 months before in the province of Kon Tum. Newborns silver langurs are coated with an orange fur. The Phu Quoc National Park is located on the island of the same name. It is the largest island of Vietnam. The park was established in 2001. It has 1,664 plant species (including 23 orchids) and 208 fauna species (loris, hornbill, crab-eating macaque …). Trachypithecus villosus © Ronald Orenstein Seizure of 4 crab-eating macaques skulls (Macaca fascicularis, Appendix II) Motu Uta, Papeete, Iles du Vent, French Polynesia July 2013 The carved skulls were found in 3 packages thanks to searches done in the postal messenger center of the border police. The packages came from Indonesia via Air New Zealand flights. Skulls were sent to a Tahitian man who bought them on E-Bay. He decla- On The Trail # 2. Robin des Bois 26
ed not to be aware of the judicial protection covering the species. When he realized the value of macaque skulls he decided to open his international e-business to this species. Searching of his home revealed a 3,000 item collection including Tuamotu green turtle shells (Chelonia mydas, Appendix I), insects, shells and butterflies from Guyana. It is all being examined for expertise. Carving of skulls is an ancestral tradition in certain tribes of Indonesia and Malaysia. Prices range from 400 to 500 euros per skull. from the rocks of Gibraltar. He was being driven in direction of Paris, France. For a routine control the Guardia Civil intercepted the vehicle on a highway around Madrid. The macaque was temporarily given shelter in a zoo in the Spanish capital. The species lives wild in Algeria and Marocco. It can be found in mountain areas and relict forests. Barbary macaques eat acorns, cedar pinecones, mushrooms, insects and occasionally fruit. Their natural range is more and more fragmented, in competition with livestock, farming and deforestation. Total population is estimated at a few thousand. The extent of trafficking to supply the pet market is underestimated and nothing proves that the macaque seized in Madrid did not actually come from North Africa. Since 2004, the Dutch ONG APP is leading a campaign towards tourists and North African workers to convince them not to come back in European countries with smuggled macaques. © French Customs Seizure of 3 Geoffroy’s spider monkeys (Ateles geoffroyi, Appendix II), 1 white-faced capuchins (Cebus capucinus, Appendix II), 2 American crocodiles (Crocodylus acutus, Appendix I) all alive San Miguel, Department of San Miguel, El Salvador August 28, 2013 32 animals captured from the wild were there, mistreated and cramped into some sort of mini zoo by the side of an abandoned aquatic park. © Guardia Civil Seizure of a live Nigeria- Cameroon chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes ellioti, Appendix I) Region of North-West, Cameroon August 2013 © La Prensa Grafica Seizure of a live Barbary macaque (Macaca sylvanus, Appendix II) Community of Madrid, Spain August 2013 Relations between Spain and the English colony Gibraltar might be smoothed thanks to this episode: a Barbary Macaque appeared to have been stolen And what about the parents ? © Causes 27 On The Trail # 2. Robin des Bois
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Page 23 and 24: Seizure of 233 live pangolins / Tie
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