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Turtle smuggling foiled
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INDONESIAN authorities have foiled an attempt to smuggle more than 4,000 protected baby turtles worth tens of thousands of dollars to China, customs officials said.
More than 3,700 pig-nosed turtles and nearly 900 snake-necked turtles were found last weekend, hidden in containers in a building on the outskirts of the capital Jakarta.
The turtles, worth an estimated US$90,000 (588,300 yuan) were concealed among clown loach fish, which can be legally exported from Indonesia.
The International Union for Conservation of Nature classifies the pig-nosed turtle as vulnerable and the snake-necked turtle as critically endangered. Both species are popular as pets.
Indonesia is home to a kaleidoscope of exotic animals and plants, but the illegal trade in wildlife is rampant and laws are often poorly enforced.
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