{"id":22380,"date":"2023-01-13T09:43:08","date_gmt":"2023-01-13T09:43:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/seychelles\/all-news\/seychelles-investigates-how-72-aldabra-giant-tortoises-were-smuggled-to-spain"},"modified":"2023-01-13T10:46:38","modified_gmt":"2023-01-13T10:46:38","slug":"seychelles-investigates-how-72-aldabra-giant-tortoises-were-smuggled-to-spain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/seychelles\/all-news\/seychelles-investigates-how-72-aldabra-giant-tortoises-were-smuggled-to-spain","title":{"rendered":"Seychelles investigates how 72 Aldabra giant tortoises were smuggled to Spain"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Seychelles. <\/strong><\/span><b>Seychelles\u2019 environment authorities are working to determine the exact circumstances under which a man smuggled 72 live Aldabra giant tortoises &#8211; still in their infancy stage &#8211; through Barcelona airport with the intention of trafficking them.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is not clear whether they were taken from the Seychelles, although we know that these species originate from Seychelles,\u201d the principal secretary of the Department of Environment, Dennis Matatiken, told on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>This follows a story published on the digital platform El Periodico de Catalunya \u2013 the sixth largest publication in Spain.<\/p>\n<p>According to El Periodico, an unnamed Italian man was arrested at the El Prat airport around 10:30 am on April 5, 2019, travelling from Seychelles.<\/p>\n<p>After he was stopped and his luggage searched 72 giant Aldabra tortoises were found in his hand luggage &#8220;without being in possession or being able to obtain any import, export or possession permit that could legally protect&#8221; their possession and subsequent trade, as established by international conventions on the trade of threatened species or the regulations of the European Union\u201d, said El Periodico.<\/p>\n<p>The man is currently being tried in court, with the Spanish authorities demanding that he be sentenced to \u201ca total of five and a half years in prison and a fine of \u20ac350,000 for smuggling of protected fauna and integration in a criminal group\u201d. His wife and mother-in-law are also being charged together with the man \u2013 although the prosecution is asking for a more lenient sentence of eight months in prison and a fine.<\/p>\n<p>The Aldabra giant tortoise, an endemic species of Seychelles &#8211; an archipelago in the western Indian Ocean &#8211; are listed as a vulnerable species. The species play an important role in the ecosystem of the islands as they are important grazers, disperse seeds, and they move and fertilise the soil.<\/p>\n<p>The Aldabra Atoll, a UNESCO World Heritage site, is home to more than 100,000 giant land tortoises.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to SNA, Matatiken explained that once the authorities can determine \u201cwho the person is and what flight he was caught on\u201d so that &#8220;we can then liaise with the Department of Immigration to determine if the person left the country with the tortoises\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The authorities say that once all the information is established, only then will it be able \u201cto take the necessary action\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>At the moment passengers leaving the country\u2019s luggage are scanned at the airport \u2013 which is why Matatiken explained that in the past people have been caught trying to smuggle coco de mer nuts by customs officers.<\/p>\n<p>Matatiken conceded, however, that there are many scenarios through which the tortoises could have left the small island states\u2019 borders undetected.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is another option that I may take a tortoise from Seychelles and hop on board a yacht and go to Madagascar,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFrom then I take a flight to another destination, and this is when things like that will not feature on the radar as I did not go through the system,\u201d he elaborated.<\/p>\n<p>With an Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) of 1.4 million square kilometres, the Matatiken admits that \u201cit is difficult to control each and every boat that leaves Mahe as people don\u2019t always disclose or declare everything on a yacht\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The other way the authorities fear the tortoises may be smuggled is as there are people who legally breed the species \u2013 both in Seychelles and elsewhere.<\/p>\n<p>The Department of Environment issues permits to breeders who later export the baby tortoises \u2013 who fall within the requirements of measuring up to 30 cm at the time of exportation.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the required length of the tortoises, breeders are also provided their quotas of the species.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEveryone must follow the procedures in order to get their proper certifications and relevant documents,\u201d said Matatiken.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have records of the tortoises that are exported as the people in the field have to ask for permission to do so&#8230;If someone does something outside the existing system, this is when it becomes tricky for us to keep tabs,\u201d he concluded.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/seychelles\">Seychelles<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Seychelles. 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