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High-Tech Trafficking

BBC Wildlife

August 2021

Documenting the illegal trade in Australian reptiles, Doug encountered native lizards concealed in electrical equipment.

- Doug Gimesy

When scanners at a Melbourne sorting office detected blue-tongued lizards hidden inside a DVD player, you'd think the discovery would have come as something of a surprise. Sadly, such findings are all too common – a symptom of the growing illegal international trade in Australian reptiles.

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