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Philippine authorities found 1,529 live exotic turtles stuffed in luggage belonging to a Filipino passenger arriving at Manila's Ninoy Aquino International Airport from Hong Kong. Customs officials handed 1,529 turtles to the Department of Environment and Natural Resources' Wildlife Traffic Monitoring Unit.
A large tiger was found in a home in Houston, Texas, after people went in the property to smoke cannabis. The tiger was later taken into care by a wildlife sanctuary. Although it is legal to own a tiger in Texas, it is illegal to do so in the state's most populous city, Houston.
Jack *really* likes birds 🐦
Four people were injured as a wild leopard tried to escape the rangers trying to remove him from a town in northern Punjab. The animal had strayed into the residential area and alarmed residents called authorities to remove it. Incidents between animals and people are rising in India as people move increasingly into the natural habitats of wild animals and even inside reserves. The injures were not life-threatening.
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The announcement comes ahead of annual Boxing Day hunts across the country.
HumanKind Advent Calendar 2018: Our furry and feathered friends need help too.
Well that explains it 🕷💡
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