TURKISH POLICE SEIZE HUNDREDS OF TAXIDERMIED ENDANGERED ANIMALS AT ILLEGAL MUSEUM
Thu 21 March 2024: Turkish authorities raided two illegal animal museums in Istanbul, seizing taxidermy specimens of polar bears, crocodiles, lions, cheetahs and bison, among numerous other wildlife. The operation, carried out by Istanbul’s smuggling police, targeted the private collections allegedly belonging to Ali Haydar Üstay, who is accused of smuggling these animals into the country via his private plane. […]
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