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Near-Extinct Swamp Cats Seized From Bangkok Home


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Near-Extinct Swamp Cats Seized From Bangkok Home

By Chayanit Itthipongmaetee, Staff Reporter

 

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Two swamp cats were seized on Wednesday at a residence in Bangkok. Photo: Department of National Parks Wildlife and Plant Conservation / Facebook

 

BANGKOK — Two rare wild cats were seized Wednesday from a Bangkok residence.

 

A sting operation led officials to a home in Soi Vibhavadi Rangsit 17 on Wednesday afternoon where they seized two swamp cats which were being sold online via Facebook for 40,000 baht each.

 

Full story: http://www.khaosodenglish.com/news/crimecourtscalamity/crime-crime/2018/02/22/near-extinct-swamp-cats-seized-bangkok-home/

 
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They are jungle cats (Felis chaus) and they don't live anywhere near swamps.  They are rarely found in Thailand but more commonly found in Myanmar and Cambodia where they are found in dry open forests.  I doubt they are taken from the wild in Thailand. They may be offspring of locally captively bred animals.  Lots of people involved in breeding wild and domestic cats in Thailand.

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