Thailand Returns 963 Trafficked Lemurs and Tortoises to Madagascar in Historic Wildlife Rescue

[{"selector":"#anim-9d342471-9edd-45cd-9bf3-5fd2e6ab09ce","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-0fb3349c-8b79-41db-ac0c-3cc2c1b28f84","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":300,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-3445c772-e580-4ec2-9822-c9513b05a1ed","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 193.09116%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":300,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-51131ced-4fb5-4522-872b-15a3b4bbb756","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":400,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-a4ddb3b2-a656-465b-94f3-62ed31c82667","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 479.01271%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":400,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Karmactive Team

[{"selector":"#anim-8f48a04b-156e-4050-9eed-5895c44c0ddb","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-39656cd5-f8b1-48b6-895f-448ff8e5fe78","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-ac223abb-321b-47ee-95fd-c39b5b43aa88","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":100,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Nearly 1000 endangered Madagascar tortoises and lemurs seized from traffickers prepare for an unprecedented homecoming from Thailand. Photo Source: Becker1999 (CC BY 2.0) Photo Source: Becker1999 (CC BY 2.0)

[{"selector":"#anim-6fefef53-4caa-41e9-bcce-27ee6a3abac3","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-40f1050d-d39b-4022-a80d-d3c481a9ce22","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-99.45355%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-f5225ffb-2e8b-409f-b76d-b9c8fddf0412","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-1b3405cf-9311-46df-b26b-f9638cdd0022","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(115.09433%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-94c8178e-4fd5-43e6-b7d6-2250c3f821a3","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":100,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] What fate awaited these rare creatures before Thai police intercepted Thailand's largest-ever wildlife seizure in Chumphon province? Photo Source: Anthony (Pexels) Photo Source: Anthony (Pexels)

[{"selector":"#anim-eed84873-4526-437d-aee8-3af5cd135559","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-ea25bed4-da6b-4fb1-be36-cf1ad48f9574","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-14173f27-0b0b-4ea2-827b-aff170464e5c","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":100,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Sixteen lemurs, recognizable by their distinctive triangular faces, arrived Sunday at Ivato International Airport in specialized transport cages. Photo Source: Vinícius Vieira ft (Pexels) Photo Source: Vinícius Vieira ft (Pexels)

[{"selector":"#anim-953efde4-f1dd-4ba3-9588-25d7a0eb25c5","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-641116c2-29c1-477d-b518-9346b9dff159","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-99.45355%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-eb223006-deef-4fec-951c-78c870615f8d","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-b3c6ca69-3921-42a5-8bfe-f79197975dd9","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(115.09433%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-f8c7f7d5-073a-4d0b-b6d1-eb10e1cc9907","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":100,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Qatar Airways and Airlink stepped up to transport these protected species back to Madagascar without charging fees. Photo Source: Molnár Tamás Photography™ (Pexels) Photo Source: Molnár Tamás Photography™ (Pexels)

[{"selector":"#anim-786715f9-c3c5-4846-bc79-1c2b7a537ba5","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-890664ce-4340-4924-8755-fdd7519abdc0","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-d547a42b-ce0e-4d2c-8c9e-1e66124848bd","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":100,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] How does Madagascar balance its status as a biodiversity hotspot against the growing threats to its endemic species? Photo Source: Molnár Tamás Photography™ (Pexels) Photo Source: Molnár Tamás Photography™ (Pexels)

[{"selector":"#anim-dd48e008-ec72-4d7a-af8e-2ed44b4310b0","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-a6a81fe0-3260-461d-9b8f-398ee1d1fbad","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-99.45355%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-781ce4ba-6feb-44e0-81f4-d1830cdaed00","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-1297d331-e68d-49fe-8d9b-0a2a2834cc35","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(115.09433%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-76bb2d55-0c94-4f6b-90b1-1c567c9e1f67","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":100,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Over 100 lemur species face extinction risks according to IUCN's Red List, despite some populations maintaining stability. Photo Source: Juan Felipe Ramírez (Pexels) Photo Source: Juan Felipe Ramírez (Pexels)

[{"selector":"#anim-380ab0a9-3d15-48f8-b8e7-f542bc917193","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-ab1955ad-4b00-4f4a-8d2a-32a846bdce46","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-b12fd026-8077-4fd2-ac78-9774bd70f674","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":100,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Malagasy Environment Minister Max Fontaine pledged strict measures against all trafficking cases, regardless of perpetrator status. Photo Source: Nicky Pe (Pexels) Photo Source: Nicky Pe (Pexels)

[{"selector":"#anim-87b65816-73fa-4dc5-afa9-4dc03cef42c0","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-f4fbb612-751f-44c7-8beb-4163446f9a34","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-99.45355%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-7104e7e5-ddf2-4aab-a896-34405e3c7feb","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-4a94be75-a9ea-489f-a128-64fb10e3cdd6","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(115.09433%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-3c8ead63-1827-4801-aa18-e871af892713","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":100,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Where do these trafficking routes lead after passing through Thailand's wildlife trade networks? Photo Source: Diego F. Parra (Pexels) Photo Source: Diego F. Parra (Pexels)

[{"selector":"#anim-183fc1e1-56a0-4702-8be5-d006d9995bdf","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-903d1fc9-c8ec-4ca8-83ce-e1fd46810bc7","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-4a36cdcb-4cc9-42cb-b0fe-910487d2678a","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":100,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Southeast Asian markets serve as major transit points for Madagascar's endemic species, with Vietnam and China identified as primary destinations. Photo Source: Molnár Tamás Photography™ (Pexels) Photo Source: Molnár Tamás Photography™ (Pexels)

Thailand Returns 963 Trafficked Lemurs and Tortoises to Madagascar in Historic Wildlife Rescue

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