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2016-06-02 06:39:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

BBC: Thai authorities say they have detained a monk attempting to smuggle tiger skins and fangs from a Buddhist temple. Operators at Wat Pha Luang Ta Bua temple, known as the "Tiger Temple", are accused of wildlife trafficking and animal abuse. They deny the charges. On Wednesday, wildlife officials found the bodies of 40 dead tiger cubs at the temple complex. The discovery came during a week-long effort to relocate 137 tigers from the tourist site in Kanchanaburi province. The temple operators...

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