#wildlife-smuggling

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fromIntelligencer
1 week ago

Frankenstein's Sheep

The way the federal agents swarmed Jack Schubarth's ranch in Montana on a late-spring day in 2021, it seemed they could have been taking down an anti-government militia. It was a dry morning when Schubarth, an 82-year-old whose family owns a small-town pet store, first heard the helicopter buzzing overhead. Then came around 60 federal agents and state officers, racing out of a fleet of black vans. They searched the property, found 15 guns, and piled them on Schubarth's bed.
Environment
#endangered-species
fromNew York Post
5 months ago
San Francisco Giants

Texas man smuggles rare baby spider monkeys across border - but gets caught trying to sell them on Facebook: officials

fromNew York Post
5 months ago
San Francisco Giants

Texas man smuggles rare baby spider monkeys across border - but gets caught trying to sell them on Facebook: officials

Portland food
fromLos Angeles Times
4 months ago

Man stuffed 6 parrots in his boots in bizarre border smuggling attempt, officials say

A man attempted to smuggle parrots into California hidden in his boots, highlighting a concerning trend in wildlife smuggling.
The smuggling of birds can pose serious risks to agriculture and wildlife.
#border-control
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