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| 2006-02-22 |
| Two female wallabies were found in a pickup truck bound for Mexico, U.S. Customs and Border Protection said Tuesday. The wallabies, which are native to Australia and protected by the Endangered Species Act, were discovered Monday during an outbound inspection at the remote Falcon Dam International Bridge. They are 28 to 30 inches tall, weigh six to eight pounds each, and are believed to be about a year old. Their value is estimated at about $1,400 each, CBP spokesman Rick Pauza said. They were turned over to the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. No arrests had been made as of today but an investigation was ongoing. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service estimates wildlife smuggling at $4.2 billion a year, second only to illegal drugs. |
| Posted by:lotp |
| #4 And steal your wallet? |
| Posted by: mojo 2006-02-22 15:46 |
| #3 They didn't knock you over? |
| Posted by: Nimble Spemble 2006-02-22 08:36 |
| #2 and was absolutely amazed to see a dozen wallabies bounding out of the mist toward me. HUMAN FLESH-EATER WALLABIES! Run, run for your life! |
| Posted by: anonymous5089 2006-02-22 08:36 |
| #1 Yippee! A chance to tell one of my stories. Wallabies are incredibly hardy animals. Believe it or not a herd established itself in the English Peak District, a very forbidding place of mists and bogs. I used to live (25 years ago) on the edge of the Peak District and regularly hiked through the High Peak. On one particular day I was trudging across a bog with the mist blowing intermittently, and was absolutely amazed to see a dozen wallabies bounding out of the mist toward me. |
| Posted by: phil_b 2006-02-22 08:34 |