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Thefts of rare fossils from Peru on the rise - 25 May 09

2012-05-16 13 Dailymotion

Peru is said to be one of the richest countries on Earth when it comes to rare mammal fossils.<br /><br />But what nature has preserved for hundreds of thousands of years thieves and traffickers now secretly dig up for export.<br /><br />With arrests of smugglers doubling in recent years, a debate has been raised over whether these ancient remains should be moved to museums for research or left to be studied where they are found.<br /><br />Al Jazeera's Gabriel Elizondo reports from Peru.

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