Vienna – As part of the ninth Operation “Thunder”, a total of 4,640 seizures were carried out last year in connection with suspected trade in protected animal and plant species. The Austrian Customs Office (ZAÖ) was also involved and seized ivory figures, 55 earrings made of parrot feathers and a Greek tortoise. The latter was supposed to land in the USA from Bosnia and Herzegovina via Vienna, the Finance Ministry reported on Sunday.
