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schema:articleBody	Three Russians have been charged with stealing hundreds of endangered animals and exotic plant samples from Sri Lanka's rainforests and sanctuaries, an official said Friday. The men were arrested in February in the Horton Plains National Park with 529 animal species, most of which are endemic to the country, wildlife department ranger Pradeep Kumara told AFP. They had visited rainforests and reserves across the country. The trio will face court on May 28 on charges of bio piracy and illegally collecting live animals and plants from protected sanctuaries. "We managed to rescue 230 animals, including scorpions, spiders, butterflies, geckos and lizards and they were released to their natural habitat," Kumara said. "The others were already dead." The men -- a biologist, archeologist and IT expert -- had been in custody but were released on bail as authorities sought to ease overcrowding in prisons during the coronavirus outbreak. Sri Lanka has confirmed 925 virus cases, including nine deaths. Foreigners convicted of bio piracy are usually fined and jailed if they fail to pay. Two Chinese citizens were fined a record 7.9 million rupees ($52,000) in April last year for attempting to remove 79 insects from national parks. This year a Chinese man was fined $500 for trying to smuggle out 200 scorpions. aj/tw/amj
schema:headline	Three Russians charged in Sri Lanka for stealing wildlife, plants
schema:mentions	Sweet potato Habitat Copyright infringement Endemism Joule Butterfly Agence France-Presse Wildlife Endangered species Species Sri Lanka Court Virus China Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 Pradeep Kumara Horton Plains National Park Biologist Archaeology
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schema:datePublished	2020-05-15 (xsd:date)
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