A total of 116 baby tortoises that were smuggled by a Ukrainian national, Orga Kryshtopa in 2023, have been returned to Tanzania as evidence against their smuggler.

The 116 tortoises were discovered hidden in the luggage of a Ukrainian woman at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport more than two years ago, it said. Of the total, 98 have since died, but all were ...

More than a hundred endangered tortoises have been returned to Tanzania from Thailand as evidence in a case against a wildlife smuggling network, the international criminal police organization Interpol said Friday.

More than a hundred baby tortoises, mainly deceased, were returned from Thailand to Tanzania as evidence against a wildlife smuggling network. Discovered at Bangkok's airport, these tortoises highlight the global impact of wildlife trafficking.

More than 100 baby tortoises, most of them dead, have been returned to Tanzania from Thailand as evidence in a case against a wildlife smuggling network.

BANGKOK — More than a hundred baby tortoises, most of them dead, have been returned to Tanzania from Thailand as evidence in a case against a wildlife smuggling network, the international police ...

People in Bangkok, Thailand, gathered at the Leng Noei Yi temple, also known as the Dragon Lotus Temple, on Tuesday to celebrate the eve of the Chinese Lunar New Year. The Chinese Lunar New Year also called the Spring Festival,

The rescued tortoises included several endangered or vulnerable species, such as pancake tortoises, radiated tortoises, and Aldabra giant tortoises, all of which are protected under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES).

The smuggler fled Thailand but was eventually tracked down and arrested in Bulgaria, Interpol said. Her arrest helped police map a larger wildlife trafficking network, resulting in the arrests of 14 additional suspects in an operation involving Thai and Tanzanian police and officers from Interpol.

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