Almost 1000 endemic tortoises and lemurs from Madagascar, which had been trafficked and then seized in Thailand, will be repatriated this week to the Indian Ocean island state, confirmed by the Minister of Environment on Sunday. Sixteen of these small primates, with triangular faces and striking gazes, typically found in Madagascar, which has one of the richest biodiversities in the world, including other endemic and rare species, already arrived Sunday in cages at the Ivato International Airport, AFP correspondents observed.  In May, Thai police confiscated 1,117 live and dead animals in the southern province of Chumphon—the kingdom’s largest ever seizure, … Continue reading Thailand’s Largest Seizure of 1,117 Smuggled Lemurs and Tortoises Leads to 963 Endangered Animals Repatriated to Madagascar