"Two German men who admitted travelling to New Zealand to steal rare native geckos have been jailed."
It's great to see those that seek to plunder our native species for personal gain caught and punished, but four and a half months jail is pathetic, especially given the price these geckos would fetch on the black market. It is sad when foreign collectors place more value on our native species than our law does.
Hopefully the review that is underway will rectify this discrepancy.
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