唔係毛公仔黎架!!! (This Is NOT A Stuffed Toy!)

This Is NOT A Stuffed Toy!!!

Wildlife and Plant Conservation, baby tiger cub
Fri Aug 27, 2010, 9:31 AM ET | AP

In this Aug. 22, 2010 photo released by Suvarnabhumi Airport Wildlife Checkpoint of the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation, a baby tiger cub is found among stuffed toy tigers in the suitcase of a woman flying from Bangkok to Iran, at Suvarnabhumi Airport, in Bangkok, Thailand. Authorities at Bangkok's international airport found the baby tiger cub that had been drugged and hidden among stuffed toy tigers in the suitcase, an official and a wildlife protection group said Friday. (AP Photo/Suvarnabhumi Airport Wildlife Checkpoint of the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation) ** NO SALES **


Thai veterinarian Phimchanok Srongmongkul feeds a baby tiger cub at the Wildlife Health Unit at the Department of National Parks in Bngkok Thailand on Friday, Aug. 27, 2010. Thai authorities found the baby tiger cub that had been drugged and hidden among stuffed toy tigers in the suitcase of a woman flying from Bangkok to Iran, an official and a wildlife protection group said Friday.(AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)
Fri Aug 27, 7:55 AM ET 

Thai veterinarian Phimchanok Srongmongkul holds a baby tiger cub after feeding at the Wildlife Health Unit at the Department of National Parks in Bngkok Thailand on Friday, Aug. 27, 2010. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit) Fri Aug 27, 8:13 AM ET 

Baby tiger cub discovered at Bangkok airport, stashed in suitcase with stuffed toys
Published August 27, 2010 | Associated Press

BANGKOK –  BANGKOK (AP) — Authorities at Bangkok's international airport found a baby tiger cub that had been drugged and hidden alongside a stuffed toy tiger in the suitcase of a woman flying from Thailand to Iran, an official and a wildlife protection group said Friday.

The woman, a Thai national, had checked in for her flight and her overweight bag was sent for an X-ray which showed what appeared to be a live animal inside, according to TRAFFIC, a wildlife trade monitoring group.

The woman was arrested at Suvarnabhumi Airport before boarding her Sunday flight. The cub, estimated to be about 3 months old, was sent to a wildlife conservation center in Bangkok.

"The cub arrived at our unit Monday," said Chaiyaporn Chareesaeng, head of the Wildlife Health Unit at the Department of National Parks' Wildlife and Plant Conservation Center, where the animal was put under close supervision.

"He appeared exhausted, dehydrated and couldn't walk, so we had to give him oxygen, water and lactation," said Chaiyaporn. "We have monitored him closely. As of today, he looks better and can walk a little now."

A DNA test was expected to provide details about its origin, said Chaiyaporn.

"I was a bit shocked because an animal isn't supposed to be treated like this," said Nirath Nipanant, chief of the airport's wildlife checkpoint. "Had the animal passed the oversize baggage check and gone through four to five hours of travel, its chances of survival would have been slim."

The woman, identified as Piyawan Palasarn, 31, faces up to four years in prison and a 40,000 baht ($1,300) fine for two wildlife smuggling-related charges, police said.

She denied the luggage with the cub belonged to her and said another passenger had asked her to carry it for them, said Adisorn Noochdumrong of the Thai Wildlife Protection Department.

The cub could have fetched about 100,000 baht ($3,200) on the black market in Iran, where it is popular to have exotic pets, Adisorn said. He said he did not know what the woman allegedly intended to do with this particular cub.

He said his office wants the law amended so the maximum prison term is increased to 10 years.

Wildlife experts say the number of tigers in Asia have plummeted over the years due mainly to habitat loss and poachers who sell their skins and body parts to booming medicinal and souvenir markets, mostly in China.

Conservationists say the government needs to do more to eliminate trafficking networks that operate out of the country.

"We applaud all agencies that came together to uncover this brazen smuggling attempt," Chris R. Shepherd, TRAFFIC's deputy regional director for Southeast Asia, said in a statement.

August 22: A baby tiger cub is found among stuffed toy tigers in the suitcase of a woman flying from Bangkok to Iran, at Suvarnabhumi Airport, in Bangkok, Thailand. Authorities at Bangkok's international airport found the baby tiger cub that had been drugged and hidden among stuffed toy tigers in the suitcase, an official and a wildlife protection group said Friday. (AP)

「泰」像玩具 行李赫見小老虎
2010年8月27日 星期五 18:50  法新社 AFP

（法新社曼谷27日電） 泰國野生動物保護官員今天表示，在1名從泰國前往伊朗的女子行李中，發現一堆老虎填充玩具內藏有一隻活生生的2個月大幼虎。

這名31歲未具名的泰籍女子22日晚間被捕。該女子準備送往貨艙的超重行李在經過X光機檢驗時，被機場人員發現藏有一隻小老虎。

野生動植物保護部門的官員表示，小老虎遭麻醉並且與玩具一同放在行李中，顯然是為了讓牠看起來像是填充玩具。

他說：「當我們將牠救出時，牠非常鎮定，半睡半醒。」小老虎在泰國蘇凡納布機場（Suvarnabhumi Airport）被發現，並被送往救護中心。

目前還不知道這隻小老虎是野生或是遭豢養動物。

據官員表示，這名承認運送小老虎的女子，將因持有和走私瀕臨絕種動物，面臨4年有期徒刑、4萬泰銖（1280美元）的罰金或合併懲處。

東南亞國協野生動物執法網路（ASEAN Wildlife Enforcement Network）的勞普拉瑟（Manop Lauprasert），讚揚這次成功的救援行動。

他說：「我們都非常高興解救這隻幼虎，免於遭到非法交易。」（譯者：中央社盧映孜）

泰婦圖運活幼虎出境
2010年08月28日(六)　東方日報

【本報綜合報道】一名泰國婦人把一隻活生生的老虎幼崽麻醉，放入一個載有老虎公仔的行李篋，企圖魚目混珠偷運出境但失敗，在曼谷機場被捕。她將面臨最高四年監禁和約九千九百港元的罰款。

混老虎公仔行李中

野生動物監察組織TRAFFIC透露，該名三十一歲的泰國婦人周日晚在曼谷蘇凡納布米國際機場被捕，她當時打算乘搭一班前往伊朗的航班，機場職員用Ｘ光檢查她欲寄艙的超重行李時，發現行李之中似乎藏着一隻活生生的動物。

職員打開行李檢查，赫見一隻約有三個月大的老虎幼崽，當時牠半睡半醒，遂即時將牠送往相關部門醫治。照顧牠的人員稱，最初小虎身體非常虛弱，脫水，舉步維艱，至昨日情況已大有好轉。警方已為牠進行ＤＮＡ測試，以確定牠來自何處，暫時尚未清楚這隻小虎是野生抑或人工飼養繁殖。

被捕女子否認行李屬於她，稱是另一個乘客拜託她拿着。伊朗流行飼養野生動物，一隻老虎幼崽的黑市價格可達二萬五千港元。TRAFFIC對泰國當局成功制止今次這宗偷運事件感到鼓舞，但認為當局應加強監察和提高懲罰，打擊走私。

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