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Over 300 reptiles rescued in south-east Asia
Fri 02 May 2008 17:00 UK — Asia,Reptiles
Officials from south-east Asia have revealed they had rescued over 300 rare and endangered reptiles from smugglers.
Reports suggest that Cambodia's forestry administration was acting on a tip off when they stopped a truck crossing into the country from Thailand.
On searching the vehicle, they discovered 68 Asian box turtles, seven black marsh turtles, 175 Malayan snail-eating turtles, 11 reticulated pythons and 13 Burmese pythons.
They also found 12 endangered yellow headed temple turtles and two red eared slider turtles - a species not native to south-east Asia.
It was also suggested that the vehicle had military license plates and that a lieutenant from one of the border protection battalions was being questioned over the incident.
Dany Chheang, deputy director of the wildlife protection office at Cambodia's agriculture ministry, explained to the Associated Press: "It was very important that we broke this case of illegal trading. These animals are a national asset."
The reptiles will now be released back into the wild.
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