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PostSubject: Bad luck - wildlife smuggler   Bad luck - wildlife smuggler Icon_minitimeThu 12 Jul - 18:36

http://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=187740
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PostSubject: Re: Bad luck - wildlife smuggler   Bad luck - wildlife smuggler Icon_minitimeThu 12 Jul - 20:51

Oooops, he did it again ....

http://www.eluniverso.com/2012/07/09/1/1447/arrestado-aleman-intentaba-sacar-cuatro-iguanas-galapagos.html
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PostSubject: Re: Bad luck - wildlife smuggler   Bad luck - wildlife smuggler Icon_minitimeThu 12 Jul - 21:08

Good to see that the Ecuadoreans know about the previous Fiji incident - hopefully the "I won't do it again" plea will not work this time.
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PostSubject: Re: Bad luck - wildlife smuggler   Bad luck - wildlife smuggler Icon_minitimeThu 12 Jul - 21:27

He must like being arrested!
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PostSubject: Re: Bad luck - wildlife smuggler   Bad luck - wildlife smuggler Icon_minitimeThu 12 Jul - 22:39

Another article
http://www.fijisun.com.fj/2011/12/06/15000-fine-for-smuggling-iguana/
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PostSubject: Re: Bad luck - wildlife smuggler   Bad luck - wildlife smuggler Icon_minitimeFri 13 Jul - 2:12

I wonder if this too was for a "conservation project" that seem so popular nowadays.
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Peter Schulze Niehoff
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PostSubject: Re: Bad luck - wildlife smuggler   Bad luck - wildlife smuggler Icon_minitimeFri 13 Jul - 3:29

Made my day, Martti. Thanks.
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PostSubject: Re: Bad luck - wildlife smuggler   Bad luck - wildlife smuggler Icon_minitimeSat 14 Jul - 4:08

Yes, such people should be arrested!!
They call themselves animalfriends..... Mad
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PostSubject: Re: Bad luck - wildlife smuggler   Bad luck - wildlife smuggler Icon_minitimeSat 14 Jul - 17:30

"He must like being arrested!" - Yes Graeme, that´s especially pleasant in one of the cosy "hotels" in Ecuador. 1-2 years may be enough time to get used to such comfort.

Btw: If i look at the photo of the Conolophus taken out of his suitcase I have the impression he must be an idiot too, trying to smuggle animals of that size with x-ray luggage-control as routine on most airports.
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PostSubject: Re: Bad luck - wildlife smuggler   Bad luck - wildlife smuggler Icon_minitimeSat 14 Jul - 18:06

Is that a C.subcristatus? Checked out his profile on facebook. Seems like the idiot has been around, pictures from Australia and other islands in the pacific. This is probably not the first times he has been bringing "souvenirs" in his luggage. Hopefully the fines, and some quality time in a Ecuadorian prison, will set him straight. Love it when smugglers get caught red handed!!
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PostSubject: Re: Bad luck - wildlife smuggler   Bad luck - wildlife smuggler Icon_minitimeSun 15 Jul - 22:14

Yes Kriss, he tried to smuggle 4 Conoluphus subcristatus out from the Galapagos Islands.
Like you I hope his "bringing souvenirs" will have an end, at least he will probably be stopped to do so for a while.
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PostSubject: Re: Bad luck - wildlife smuggler   Bad luck - wildlife smuggler Icon_minitimeTue 17 Jul - 23:23

That was an eye opener. Thanks for posting it. I hope this will discourage others from taking wild specimens and depleting the natural resources.

Someday, someone might get a permit to breed these for release into their natural environment, like some sea turtles have been preserved. Cool
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