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Panama cracks down on illegal animal trafficking

Panama cracks down on illegal animal trafficking

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By KATHIA MARTINEZ November 30, 2022 GMT https://apnews.com/article/science-health-caribbean-covid-animals-7a543a0df21cafc53b9c7dec9fc2e8da ANCON, Panama (AP) — In a rainforest next to the Panama Canal, two black-handed spider monkeys swing around their wire-mesh enclosure, balanced by their long tails. They arrived at this government rehabilitation center after environmental authorities seized them from people who kept them as pets. In the …

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Wildlife conference bolsters protection for sharks and turtles

Wildlife conference bolsters protection for sharks and turtles

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PANAMA CITY (AP) — An international wildlife conference has moved to enact some of the most important protections for shark species targeted in the fin trade and dozens of turtles, lizards and frogs whose numbers are being decimated by the pet trade. The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, …

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