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Mongolian police seize 168 dead marmots

Ulan Bator, Aug 14 (UNI) The Mongolian police recently seized a total of 168 dead marmots, which could have spread the deadly bubonic plague, the country's Ecological Police Department (EPD) said Thursday.
"The marmots were found in vehicles heading to the capital city of Ulan Bator and transferred to the country's National Center for Zoonotic Diseases for laboratory and biological tests," the EPD said in a statement.
While hunting marmots is illegal in Mongolia, many Mongolians ignore the law and regard the rodent as a delicacy.
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