Thailand to return nearly 1,000 trafficked lemurs, tortoises to Madagascar

Thailand is sending almost 1,000 highly endangered lemurs and tortoises back to their home in Madagascar, in what both countries called their biggest ever operation against wildlife trafficking.

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This undated handout photo released on November 27, 2024 by Thailand's Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment shows ring-tailed lemurs that were seized in an anti-trafficking operation, at a facility in the Thai province of Chonburi. Thailand is sending almost 1,000 highly endangered lemurs and tortoises back to their home in Madagascar, in what both countries called the biggest ever operation against wildlife trafficking. -- Photo: Thailand's Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment / AFP

2024-11-28 10:43:29

Thailand is sending almost 1,000 highly endangered lemurs and tortoises back to their home in Madagascar, in what both countries called their biggest ever operation against wildlife trafficking.

Thai police found and confiscated 1,117 of the live and dead animals in the southern province of Chumphon in May -- the kingdom's largest ever seizure, according to the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment.

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