The Police Cracked a Major Case of Illegal Trade in Endangered Wildlife Products in Hainan | CBCGDF OceanWetlands Reports

According to Xinhua News Agency, recently, the Third Detachment of the Coast Guard Corps of the Public Security Department of Hainan Province successfully destroyed a criminal gang suspected of endangering precious and endangered wildlife, arrested a total of 8 people involved in the case, and seized a large number of endangered wildlife products,involving giant clams, nautilus, and crowned conchs.

It is understood that the criminal gang has long been engaged in illegal production, storage, transportation and sales of endangered wildlife products in Tanmen, Qionghai, Boao and other places. During the operation, the police seized 629 giant clam ornaments, about 211.41 kilograms of giant clam raw materials and product parts, and 81 products such as nautilus and crowned conchs. In addition, the police also destroyed an illegal processing den and three business stores, and the amount involved was estimated to be more than 1.5 million yuan.

Giant clams(Tridacna gigas), known as the "king of shells", are large marine bivalve molluscs that are highly sought after for their large and thick shells, white or yellowish-white shells, and beautiful patterns. Giant clams are extremely precious because of their slow growth and long lifespan, and are known as the "white gold of the ocean". Giant clams are also known as the "ecological engineers" in the coral reef ecosystem. While providing a home for many marine organisms, giant clams promote the health and stability of the coral reef ecosystem by filtering seawater.

Original Chinese article:https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/liOe4koOzojfHfxheaKUvA

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