Tiger cubs and hornbills seized from house in Thailand’s Nakhon Ratchasima

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Photo Courtesy of The Department of National Park, Wildlife and Plant Conservation

 

Wildlife officials seized two tiger cubs, six great hornbills and two wreathed hornbills from a house in Non Sung district of the north-eastern province of Nakhon Ratchasima on Friday.

 

A 67-year old man, identified only as “Kiang”, who was found in the house with another man, claimed that he owned the eight protected animals. He also claimed that he had bought the tiger cubs, at 150,000 baht each, from a wildlife trader in Bangkok and paid 6,000 baht each for the great hornbills and 8,000 baht each for the wreathed hornbills to the same trader.

 

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Wildlife officials said that “Kiang” will face charges of illegal possession of and illegal trading in protected wildlife species, which carry a maximum prison term of ten years and/or a fine not exceeding one million baht on conviction.

 

Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/tiger-cubs-and-hornbills-seized-from-house-in-thailands-nakhon-ratchasima/

 

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[RichardColeman]

Might find they were being better looked after than some of the zoos here in Thailand !

[hotchilli]

4 hours ago, webfact said:

A 67-year old man, identified only as “Kiang”, who was found in the house with another man, claimed that he owned the eight protected animals. He also claimed that he had bought the tiger cubs, at 150,000 baht each, from a wildlife trader in Bangkok and paid 6,000 baht each for the great hornbills and 8,000 baht each for the wreathed hornbills to the same trader.

Amazing Thailand.... hub of trafficking all things.