{"id":102280,"date":"2020-04-30T16:19:54","date_gmt":"2020-04-30T15:19:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/robindesbois.org\/?p=102280"},"modified":"2020-07-19T17:25:11","modified_gmt":"2020-07-19T16:25:11","slug":"a-la-trace-n26-le-bulletin-de-la-defaunation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/robindesbois.org\/en\/a-la-trace-n26-le-bulletin-de-la-defaunation\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cOn the Trail\u201d n\u00b026 \u2013 the defaunation bulletin"},"content":{"rendered":"

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“On the Trail” n\u00b026,<\/a>
\nThe defaunation bulletin<\/strong>
\n739 events from the 1st July to the 30th September, 2019
\n470 source of information
\n116 pages, 13 Mo<\/strong><\/div>\n

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HEALTH HAZARDS ANTE COVID-19<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Seizure of 5.65 kg of dried sea cucumbers in China. They are suspected by the veterinary services of carrying bacteria, viruses and harmful insects, p. 13.<\/p>\n

Seizure of 2,681 kg of arapaima and 3,000 kg of piracatinga (two fish species) in Brazil. The former were given to the diocese of Tabatinga for its good deeds. The latter were dumped because of excessive mercury levels, p. 14.<\/p>\n

Seizure of 67 birds in Argentina. \u201cMascotry affects each captive bird, the future of the species, the balance of natural habitats and even threatens the life of their masters through the transmission of diseases such as psittacosis,\u201d the provincial government said in a news release, p. 36.<\/div>\n
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Express skinning of an elephant that died of electrocution. Raiding on the spot, KWS agents interrupted the sharing by pointing out the health risks of meat unfit for human consumption, p. 81.<\/p>\n

Seizure of 22 fruit bats in India. A spokesperson for sanitary services remind that fruit bats are able to carry the Nipah virus and thus contribute to the spreading of one acute respiratory syndrome or, at worst, terminal encephalitis, p. 99<\/p>\n

Seizure by inspectors from the police prefect of frozen antelope meat in a grocery store in the 18th ward north of Paris. It was immediately made unfit for consumption through spraying with bleach, p.100.<\/p>\n

CORRUPTION<\/strong><\/p>\n

Seizure of 936 abalones at a South African Police Service (SAPS) officer\u2019s house and arrest of 5 MORT (Major Offences Reaction Team) officers who diverted a minibus full of abalones, p. 10.<\/p>\n

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In C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire, arrest of a couple who operated a network of pangolin gatherers and scale shuckers. The husband is an officer with the Ministry of Livestock and Fishery Resources, p. 48.<\/p>\n

In Malawi, arrest of a court clerk. He is suspected of having stolen or facilitated the theft of 2 tusks that were secured as exhibits in the court\u2019s vault, p. 82.<\/p>\n

In Tanzania, seizure of 413 tusks or sections of tusks corresponding to the poaching of at least 117 elephants and arrest of 6 people including 2 police officers, p. 83.<\/p>\n

In Namibia, arrest of a teacher of in trouble children who was driving a government vehicle carrying sections of elephant tusks, p. 85.<\/div>\n
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TRICKS FOILED BY SEIZURES<\/strong><\/p>\n

2,981 g of seahorses in a car\u2019s toolbox in China, p. 6<\/p>\n

23 dead Elaphe davidi<\/em> snakes hidden in a box of hair dye in China, p. 27.<\/p>\n

12 live juvenile snakes enclosed in money boxes in Thailand, p. 28.<\/p>\n\n\t\t