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Is Phuket Zoo Smuggling Orangutans?
A wildlife conservation group has accused a Phuket private zoo of
smuggling in 10 young orangutans and other wild animals.
The group has filed a complaint with the National Park, Wildlife and
Plant Conservation Department.
Wildlife Friends Foundation Thailand secretary-general Edwin Wiek
said he had received complaints from local and foreign tourists who
suspected the young orangutans had been smuggled in.
He said the ape population had risen by just two in November, but
this month there was an increase of 10.
“We tried to check the import licences with the department and found
that there were none,” Mr Wiek said. “So we would like the department to urgently investigate the case.”
He said other animals at the zoo that could not be accounted for
included gibbons, langurs and tigers.
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