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The Bureau of Customs and the Philippine National Police-Aviation Security Group held a Malaysian passenger from Bangkok, Thailand for trying to smuggle 50 live Indian Star tortoises at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 1 on Friday.

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Malaysian authorities have rescued some 450 endangered cobras and tortoises headed for cooking pots in Thailand.

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The most threatened tortoise in the world is being sold openly at a plant and animal exposition in the heart of Indonesia's capital, highlighting concerns about the rampant — and growing — illegal pet trade. 

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Malaysian authorities have rescued some 450 endangered cobras and tortoises headed for cooking pots in Thailand.

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The most threatened tortoise in the world is being sold openly at a plant and animal exposition in the heart of Indonesia's capital, highlighting concerns about the rampant — and growing — illegal pet trade. 

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