A court in the Philippines has sent an online trafficker to jail for illegally selling Critically Endangered Chinese giant salamanders; and it is not alone.
A Canadian man has been sentenced to 14 months in prison as well as two years of supervised release for his role in a reptile smuggling operation, according to the United States Department of Justice.
Canadian national Ka Yeung Marvin Chan was sentenced to 14 months in prison for his role in a conspiracy ton smuggle reptiles from the United States to Asia. He is the last of three reptile smugglers who used a Master File CITES permit with fraudulent