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National park officials in the western province Kanchanaburi arrested three hunters who were allegedly caught with bags containing wild animal carcasses, including black hornbills and monkeys. The arrests happened yesterday in the Khao Laem National Park. Khao Laem National Park chief Thewin Meesap says officials from the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation were patrolling the forest when they discovered 3 men exiting the forest holding 2 guns and fertiliser bags. The 3 men were then stopped for a search. In the bag, officials allegedly found the bodies of 2 black giant squirrels, 2 black hornbills, 2 Asiatic […]

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Those who "peddle" in trafficking rare species...will soon be out of a job. There will be no rare species left. Maybe they should think about their own redundancy....

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1 minute ago, Jason said:

Those who "peddle" in trafficking rare species...will soon be out of a job. There will be no rare species left. Maybe they should think about their own redundancy....

Well they already have overhunted and the "Thai Intelligent Politician" is now extinct

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Hornbill used as faux Rhino horn..Pangolin scales used in Chinese medicine. 90 Baht per horn. The ghost gun is what the court will focus on. 7 years max until the law is amended.

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17 minutes ago, Letrangere said:

Hornbill used as faux Rhino horn..Pangolin scales used in Chinese medicine. 90 Baht per horn. The ghost gun is what the court will focus on. 7 years max until the law is amended.

Nice to read some expert commentary! . . . Thanks for that and also for your debut post that I missed, the other day.

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