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From the Liveblog of
Monday, March 17, 2025
From the Liveblog of
Monday, March 17, 2025
Police seize crocodile, anaconda, and exotic reptiles from central Israel locality
Sue Surkes is The Times of Israel's environment reporter
An exotic reptile seized by the Israel Police during a raid for illegally held animals, March 17, 2025. (Israel Nature and Parks Authority)
Continuing a swoop that has seen the rescue of 12 illegally held monkeys and four lion cubs in recent weeks, mostly from Bedouin towns in the Negev, the police confiscate several wild animals from a moshav in central Israel.
Among the confiscated animals are a crocodile, an anaconda, poisonous frogs, and several other lizards of various types, all of them foreign, exotic species. One local pond turtle was also seized by police, having apparently been captured from the wild.
All of the animals were taken for further treatment by the Nature and Parks Authority.
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