Taiwan News  
Date: 2018/08/20
By: George Liao, Taiwan News, Staff Writer

TAIPEI (Taiwan News)–A man got nailed for catching yellow-margined box

(photo courtesy of the Forestry Bureau)

turtles by using baited traps in eastern Taiwan on August 15 and referred to prosecutors for an alleged violation of the country’s wildlife conservation law faces grim consequences, according to a news release issued by Forestry Bureau on August 16.

The agency said in the release that forest patrols of Hualien Forest District Office had recently found several traps for catching yellow-margined box turtles in the Liyu (Carp) Mountain area, and therefore they installed micro video cameras at the sites to collect evidence. As the forest patrols were checking the sites, they found the man surnamed Wu was “harvesting” ensnared turtles and reported him to police, according to the agency.

The man was brought back by the police for questioning and later referred to prosecutors for allegedly violating the Wildlife Conservation Act, the agency said.    [FULL  STORY]