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\n JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – A South African court Tuesday fined four Germans
\n almost $18,000 for capturing some 200 rare Cape stag beetles, the South
\n African Press Association reported.<\/p>\n
The four men were arrested near the town of Ceres in the Western Cape
\n province on Jan. 9 in a sting operation in which police uncovered a number
\n of the endangered beetles, which are highly prized by international collectors.<\/p>\n
Cousins Albert and Gunter Rautenstrauch, along with Wolfgang Schubert
\n and Werner Lenz, admitted they were in possession of the beetles, SAPA
\n said.<\/p>\n
Officials found a total of 211 beetles among the 842 insects and seven
\n scorpions in the Germans’ possession.<\/p>\n
Easy to understand why they’re endangered if they insist on going stag.<\/em> <\/p>\n from Reuters<\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – A South African court Tuesday fined four Germans almost $18,000 for capturing some 200 rare Cape stag beetles, the South African Press Association reported. The four men were arrested near the town of Ceres in the Western … Continue reading