泰国警方在搜捕中没收濒危物种

Thai police seize endangered species in market raid

Sun Mar 23, 1:05 PM ET

 

　　BANGKOK (AFP) - Thai wildlife police have arrested two vendors and seized more than 200 rare animals including endangered tortoises during a raid at Bangkok's popular weekend market, police said Sunday.

　　The sting operation on Saturday in the pet section of the sprawling Chatuchak Market turned up more than two million baht (64,000 dollars) worth of rare otters, slow lorises, birds and 21 endangered Madagascar tortoises.

　　He told AFP that police arrested one woman and one man and charged them with smuggling endangered species. The pair denied the charges and were each released on 40,000-baht bail, he added.

　　The Madagascar tortoise -- or geochelone yniphora -- is on the World Conservation Union's red list of endangered species.

　　A wildlife charity said in a statement that the undercover raid of 10 shops was the largest here this year, but warned that the trade at Chatuchak Market -- a popular tourist draw -- was just one part of an international operation.

　　"We hope to see police agencies in other countries follow this example and join up to catch cross border wildlife criminals," said Steven Galster of the Wildlife Alliance.

　　Thailand, with its highly developed infrastructure and location, has become a transportation centre for the illicit animal trade in Southeast Asia, animal rights groups say.

　　泰国警方在搜捕中没收濒危物种

　　曼谷警方在上周日的一次搜捕中逮捕两个卖主和200多只稀有动物，其中包括濒临灭绝的物种。 这里面有大概值64000美元的水赖皮，懒猴，一些鸟和21只马达加斯加龟。

　　他们是一男一女，警芳现在控告他们贩卖濒危物种。但他们否认指控，并一人交纳了40000铢的保释金。

　　马达加斯加龟被联合国列为了红色濒危物种。

　　一位野生动物慈善协会的官员说：“像这种大型时这里有10个店，因为这里是旅游发达的地方，这里只是国际性交易的一部分。

　　他说：“我们希望其他国家的警察能在国界线上加入追查行动"
　
　　一个动物权利机构透露，泰国因为它高速的发展和特殊的地理位置，已经成为一个东南亚走私野生动物的中心。