Death to Poachers

I don't how much of the "killing" goes into the enforcement officers, customs officers and border patrolmen. I bet there's a lot.

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Smugglers and poachers generate RM90bil a year

A whopping US$30bil (RM90bil) in black money is generated annually from the poaching and smuggling of endangered wildlife and animal parts in countries in South-East Asia, according to the latest figures compiled by regional and international wildlife agencies.

Last month alone, more than 1.5 tonnes of tiger and elephant parts, tiger and leopard skins, ivory tusks, gall bladders and other wildlife were seized in Vietnam.

In Cambodia, more than 500kg of endangered animal parts were seized, more than 1,000 rare tortoises were confiscated alive in Thailand, 422 live clouded monitor lizards rescued from poachers in Johor, and in Singapore, three men were arrested for auctioning tiger parts, tiger skins and hedgehogs via the Internet. Read more at thestar.com.my

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