International police organization INTERPOL celebrated on Wednesday the results of a massive global crackdown against wildlife crime in nearly 100 countries.
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International police organization INTERPOL celebrated on Wednesday the results of a massive global crackdown against wildlife crime in nearly 100 countries.
The month-long "Operation Thunderstorm" took place in May and involved the cooperation of law enforcement and conservation agencies from 92 countries, resulting in 1,974 seizures worth millions of dollars.
Seizures to date include:
43 tonnes of wild meat (including bear, elephant, crocodile, whale and zebra)
1.3 tonnes of raw and processed elephant ivory
27,000 reptiles (including 869 alligators/crocodiles, 9,590 turtles and 10,000 snakes)
Almost 4,000 birds, including pelicans, ostriches, parrots and owls
Several tonnes of wood and timber
48 live primates
14 big cats (tiger, lion, leopard and jaguar)
The carcasses of seven bears, including two polar bears
Eight tonnes of pangolin scales seized worldwide, including almost four tonnes by Vietnamese maritime authorities on board a ship arriving from the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Canadian authorities intercepted a container holding 18 tonnes of eel meat arriving from Asia.
Some of the seizures:
