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LAGUNA, Jan. 28 Tarantulas and scorpions as pets? Think again. The head of the ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity (ACB) expressed concern over the recent cases of illegal wildlife trafficking seemingly influenced by trends of keeping these threatened species as pets.
The Philippines’ Bureau of Customs (BOC) last week reported the seizure of a package containing 20 endangered tarantula spiders and 8 scorpions at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport on 6 January 2021.
Records showed the package, which came from Samut Parakarn, Thailand, was misdeclared as “teaching equipment,” and imported without the necessary permits.
In 2019, the BoC intercepted 757 tarantulas at a mail exchange centre near Manila’s international airport and later arrested a man who tried to claim the tarantulas declared as “collection items.” In October last year, 119 tarantulas from Poland concealed in a pair of rubber shoes were also seized.