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Spain seizes one of Europe’s biggest taxidermy hauls
STORY: Location: Betera, Spain This is one of the biggest taxidermy collections ever seized in Europe Spanish police found a giant warehouse in Valencia with stuffed animals including rhinos, polar bears, elephants, lions, leopards and a lynxtogether worth an estimated $32 millionThe haul included over 400 protected speciesincluding some that are extinct, such as the scimitar oryxor severely threatened, such as the Bengal tigerThe warehouse owner has not been arrestedbut is under investigation for smuggling and crimes against flora and fauna
