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- Wildlife trade
23 September 2022
The ‘Detecting illegal wildlife trafficking via real time tomography 3D x-ray imaging and automated algorithms’ paper by Pirotta et al.
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- Compliance
08 April 2022
A Malaysian national was deported today 8 April 2022 after serving a jail sentence for attempting to export native reptiles out of Australia.
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- Compliance
07 January 2022
A joint Commonwealth and state investigation into the illegal trade of native Australian lizards has culminated in the arrest and charging of a 26-…
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- Compliance
30 July 2021
A 37-year-old Victorian man has been handed a jail sentence for the attempted illegal export of Australian native reptiles.
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- Compliance
24 May 2021
A 35-year-old Sydney man has been handed a lengthy jail sentence for the attempted illegal export of Australian native reptiles.
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- Compliance
19 April 2021
A house at Greystanes in Sydney’s west was assessed to be an extreme biosecurity risk and had to be chemically treated after numerous species of…
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- Compliance
17 March 2021
An investigation into an illegal wildlife trafficking operation has culminated in the sentencing of its ringleader to 3 years and 6 months…
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- Compliance
14 December 2020
A two-year joint investigation into illegal wildlife trade by the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment, the NSW Police Force and the…
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- Wildlife trade
24 June 2020
Two men have been arrested today in New South Wales as part of a joint investigation by the Commonwealth Department of Agriculture, Water and the…
- Media release
- Wildlife trade
08 May 2020
A 35-year-old Malaysian woman has pleaded guilty to four counts of attempting to export regulated native specimens today at the Perth Magistrates…
- Media release
- Wildlife trade
31 January 2020
(Issued by Department of the Environment and Energy) Two Chinese nationals living in Belmore, NSW have been arrested and charged as part of an…