Other endangered animals rescued in 2023 included a burrowing parrot, an African spurred tortoise and a blood-eared parakeetSpecialist wildlife police in eastern Spain have rescued an exotic list of endangered animals over the past year, including a pair of Nile crocodiles, an African spurred tortoise weighing 25kg and a two-metre Burmese python.The Seprona division of the Guardia Civil said in a statement on Sunday that its officers had recovered “numerous examples” of species protected by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora during 2023. Continue reading…
Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/mar/31/nile-crocodiles-and-burmese-python-among-rare-species-seized-in-spain
Author : Sam Jones in Madrid
Publish date : 2024-03-31 14:39:41
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