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COPS FIND ENDANGERED, POISONOUS FROGS AT COLOMBIA AIRPORT

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Bogota, Colombia — Police in Colombia’s capital have recovered 216 poisonous frogs from an airport bathroom and authoritie­s say smugglers planned to illegally send them for sale in Germany. Authoritie­s announced Wednesday they’d found the frogs hidden in small film containers that were buried in a bag filled with clothes. The rescued amphibians include endangered species like the dark orange and black Lehmann’s poison frog. The creatures can fetch $2,000 each on the illegal wildlife market. They are sought after by collectors and others hoping to obtain their venom.

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