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[Squirrels] [Florida] Big bucks in flying squirrel sales.
Posted by: GGD
Date: October 20, 2020 01:09PM
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Florida officials say several people charged in flying squirrel trafficking operation
(CNN)At least seven people have been arrested and charged in an "elaborate organized enterprise" to smuggle Florida's flying squirrels -- protected wildlife in the state -- and sell them, investigators announced Monday.
Up to 10,000 traps were set up across the state to capture the flying squirrels and as many as 3,600 of the animals were shipped overseas within three years "to be sold as exotic pets for hundreds of thousands of dollars," the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) said in a news release.
The investigation started last year after the commission received an anonymous tip about people illegally trapping flying squirrels in one Florida county, the release said. The animals were illegally captured by poachers across several counties and sold to a dealer. The animals were then laundered through the business of the dealer, "who claimed they were captive bred," the commission said.
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Date: October 20, 2020 01:27PM
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Date: October 20, 2020 02:14PM
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Date: October 20, 2020 02:31PM
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Date: October 20, 2020 03:01PM
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Posted by: pRICE cUBE
Date: October 20, 2020 04:35PM
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samintx
I just deported 3 TEXAS Squirrels of some variety this week.
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Date: October 20, 2020 10:02PM
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Date: October 20, 2020 11:33PM
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Date: October 21, 2020 12:17AM
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Date: October 21, 2020 06:35PM
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Date: October 21, 2020 07:02PM
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Date: October 21, 2020 08:34PM
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