Endangered penguin stuffed Suspected of buying and selling on the net Document inspection of antique dealer May 11 12:41
The Metropolitan Police Department filed documents for two antique dealers alleged to have violated the Preservation Act of the species, saying that they were selling and hunting the endangered Humboldt penguin on an Internet auction site.
The documents were sent to a 57-year-old antique dealer in Kawaguchi City, Saitama Prefecture, who submitted the taxidermy, and a 41-year-old antique dealer in Matsuyama City, who won the bid.
According to the Metropolitan Police Department, in September of last year, an endangered Humboldt penguin was stuffed on an auction site on the Internet, and it was suspected of violating the Preservation Law of species for selling at 12,000 yen.
The stuffed Humboldt penguin is about 50 cm in size and has a thick line on its chest, which is a unique feature.
According to the Metropolitan Police Department, the antique dealer who exhibited it said that "I wanted to resell it at a high price. I did not know well whether it was a Humboldt penguin or not, and I did not study well" because I bought this stuffed for 3000 yen in the market for antiques. I admit it.
In addition, the antique dealer who won the bid explained, "I thought it was unusual for a penguin to be stuffed, and I think it might be a regulated penguin, but due to time constraints, I made a successful bid." about it.