Over 300 animals confiscated in wildlife trafficking crackdown in Laos

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VIENTIANE (Laotian Times): In a two-day operation supported by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) Laos last week, authorities in Dak Cheung District, Sekong Province, seized over 300 animals as part of efforts to combat wildlife trafficking and the sale of endangered and protected species.

According to a KPL report, officials from the enforcement unit of the law on aquatic animals and wildlife in Sekong Province and the Agriculture and Forestry Office of Dak Cheung District worked together to investigate and nab wildlife trafficking in the area.