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SENTANI, PAPUA, 16/5 - ANIMALS SMUGGLING. An officer from Papua's Natural Resources Conservation Centre (BKSDA) shows a pig-nosed turtle (Carettochelys insculpta) before releasing the turtles are being released to their natural habitat by Environment Minister Baltasar Kambuaya at Sentani airport in Jayapura, Papua, May 16, 2012. At least 1,882 pig-nosed turtles were saved by Papua's BKSDA from smuggling attempt through Sentani airport on 6 March 2012. The endemic species only exists in Southern Papua, including Asmat, Mappi, Boven Digul, and Timika, and it is protected by law. FOTO ANTARA/Anang Budiono/ss/mes/ox/12

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