Sometimes I think that the whole world is going looney! 58 year old Hans Kurt Kubus will be spending his next 14 weeks in a New Zealand jail and will be paying a $3,450 fine.
You see, our boy Hans was caught in December at the Christchurch International Airport with 44 Geckos and skinks hidden in his underwear. Following his sentence he will be deported to Germany.
He admitted trading in exploited species without a permit and hunting absolutely protected wildlife without authority, pleading guilty to two charges under the Wildlife Act and five under the Trade in Endangered Species Act.
Actually, Hans got off easy. He could have been hit with a $500,000 fine and 6 months in the slammer.
The Associated Press says that a single Gecko could fetch as much as $2,800 on the European Market!
I'm wondering if my wife would let me breed Geckos in the basement?
