On the Trail - Robin des Bois

FAMILY AFFAIRS
Seizure of 2.95 kg of bear meat (family Ursidae),
1.2 kg of pangolin scales (genus Manis, Appendix
II), 3 soft-shell turtles (family Trionychidae),
20 bats (order Chiroptera) and 7, 4kg of wild
boar meat (genus Sus)
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
August 2013
On the menu, on special request, there was bear
foot, tapir snout and a few other treats made of bats
and turtles. The average price for a special meal was
US$ 18. The 2 bear species living in Malaysia are in
Appendix I. The 2 restaurant managers, brother and
sister, were arrested then released on bail of US$
4,500 each.
mistreating wild animals and the illegal possession
of weapons. According to an official the animal traffickers
come from other Brazilian states such as Pernambuco
and Ceara and rely on the help of local
people to capture the animals.
Leopardus tigrinus © Geigy
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Seizure of 70 live pangolins and 300 kg of snake
skins
Island of Pangkor, State of Pangkor, Malaysia
20 th September 2013
A fishing boat without a name or registration number
is bound to attract the attention of the marine
authorities, in Malaysian waters as elsewhere. «The
fishermen» came from Indonesia and were attempting
to fraudulently export dead and living protected
animals which had nothing to do with the sea
across the Strait of Malacca.
Court appearance of 4 men for the poaching and
trafficking of an elephant, a leopard (Panthera
pardus, Appendix I), a cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus,
Appendix I), a buffalo (Bovidae), an eland
(Oryx, Appendix I), a zebra and the shipping of
50 white pelican trophies (Pelecanus onocrotalus).
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
September 2013
The 4 Pakistani nationals were charged with poaching
large mammals and birds between January
2005 and September 2013. The total value of this
traffic in pelicans is estimated at US$ 4,000. This
bird population is not yet considered as endangered
but if poaching and exportation of them to Asia
increases, it soon could be.
The by-products of the elephant, a panther, the leopard,
the eland, a zebra and an impala are valued
respectively at US$ 15,000, US$ 4,900, US$ 3,500,
US$ 1,700, US$ 1,200 and US$ 320. The traffickers
will be brought before the Dar es Salaam High
Court of Justice.
A snake fishing © Ikhwan Munir
Seizure of 14 live parrots (Psittaciformes order)
and an oncilla (Leopardus tigrinus, Appendix I)
Loreto, State of Maranhão, Brazil
26 th September 2013
The state police visited the man in his home after
he had been denounced anonymously. An oncilla
skin, 14 parrots and 35 chopi blackbirds (Gnorimopsar
chopi) were found at his home. 2 birds were
dead and the other 47 were in a bad way. They were
taken to Mirador State Park. Also found were some
lamps, one hunting rifle, ammunition and cages.
The man was accused of environmental offence,
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Seizure of 500 turtle eggs (genus Podocnemis,
Appendix II) and 75 chicks of the following
species: golden-shouldered parrot (Psephotus
chrysopterygius, Appendix I), monk parakeet
(Myiopsitta monachus, Appendix II), red-mas-