Posts by Laurel Neme
Operation Shellshock Breaks Up Reptile Smuggling Ring in New York
On March 19, 2009, New York’s state Department of Environmental Conservation announced one of its largest and most extensive undercover operation into illegal wildlife trafficking that resulted in the arrest of 18 individuals on 14 felonies and 11 misdemeanors for poaching, smuggling and illegally selling protected reptiles and amphibians. The two-year undercover investigation, called “Operation…
Read MoreBrazil Macaw Trafficking Ring Broken Up
Big news broke in mid-March about the largest wildlife trafficking bust in Brazil ever. Jorge Pontes, head of Interpol in Brazil, contacted me about the bust of a huge macaw smuggling ring. On Friday, March 13, 2009, Brazilian Federal Police and Interpol arrested 102 people in 9 states. Interpol issued red notices (wanted) for 6…
Read MoreAnini Beach in Kauai Inspires
Published: Saturday, 31 January 2009 19:45 Written by Laurel Neme What a change from Vermont! Just a day of traveling and I find myself swimming at Anini beach in Kauai with my sister while her kids play in the sand with my husband and son. Imagine my surprise when a green sea turtle pops his…
Read MoreLaurel Neme’s debut website
Published: Thursday, 22 January 2009 17:03 Written by Laurel Neme Welcome to my website. I’m enjoying expanding my digital horizons and learning how to blog, twitter and social network on line. It’s a whole new world that’s amazingly creative, democratic and immediate. I’m also having fun exploring wikimedia. Follow me on Twitter too @LaurelNeme
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