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Argentina Seizes 700+ Kenyan Marine Animals, IFAW Decries Crime

5/26/2026

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Argentine authorities seized over 700 marine animals from Kenya at Ezeiza Airport on April 26, the third interception this year.
Conservationists at Fundación Temaikèn spent 28 hours installing tanks and drip-acclimation to stabilize survivors of 102 species, many of which died after a 120-hour transit.
International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) called the operation an “industrialized crime” and warned the ornamental marine trade harms reef ecosystems and causes high mortality.

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Argentine authorities seized over 700 marine animals from Kenya at Ezeiza Airport on April 26, the third interception this year.
Conservationists at Fundación Temaikèn spent 28 hours installing tanks and drip-acclimation to stabilize survivors of 102 species, many of which died after a 120-hour transit.
International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) called the operation an “industrialized crime” and warned the ornamental marine trade harms reef ecosystems and causes high mortality.