Operation Chameleon, the Glossary

Table of Contents

1. 17 relations: Angonoka tortoise, Banged Up Abroad, BBC News, Belize, Bryan Christy, Chinese alligator, Endangered species, Endangered Species Act of 1973, Komodo dragon, Lacey Act of 1900, Los Angeles Times, Madagascar, Malaysia, National Geographic, Tom Crutchfield, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, United States Fish and Wildlife Service Office of Law Enforcement.

2. Multinational law enforcement operations
3. Operations against organized crime in the United States
4. Operations of United States government agencies
5. United States Fish and Wildlife Service

Angonoka tortoise

The angonoka tortoise (Astrochelys yniphora) is a critically endangered species of tortoise severely threatened by poaching for the illegal pet trade.

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Banged Up Abroad

Banged Up Abroad (rebadged as Locked Up Abroad in Asia and the United States, and Jailed Abroad in India, for the National Geographic Channel) is a British documentary/docudrama television series created by Bart Layton that was produced for Channel 5 and that premiered in March 2006.

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BBC News

BBC News is an operational business division of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) responsible for the gathering and broadcasting of news and current affairs in the UK and around the world.

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Belize

Belize (Bileez) is a country on the north-eastern coast of Central America.

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Bryan Christy

Bryan Christy is an American author and investigative journalist.

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Chinese alligator

The Chinese alligator (Alligator sinensis), also known as the Yangtze alligator, China alligator, or historically the muddy dragon, is a crocodilian endemic to China.

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Endangered species

An endangered species is a species that is very likely to become extinct in the near future, either worldwide or in a particular political jurisdiction.

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Endangered Species Act of 1973

The Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA or "The Act"; 16 U.S.C. § 1531 et seq.) is the primary law in the United States for protecting and conserving imperiled species. Operation Chameleon and Endangered Species Act of 1973 are United States Fish and Wildlife Service.

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Komodo dragon

The Komodo dragon (Varanus komodoensis), also known as the Komodo monitor, is a large reptile of the monitor lizard family Varanidae that is endemic to the Indonesian islands of Komodo, Rinca, Flores, and Gili Motang.

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Lacey Act of 1900

The Lacey Act of 1900 is a conservation law in the United States that prohibits trade in wildlife, fish, and plants that have been illegally taken, possessed, transported, or sold.

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Los Angeles Times

The Los Angeles Times is a regional American daily newspaper that began publishing in Los Angeles, California in 1881.

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Madagascar

Madagascar, officially the Republic of Madagascar and the Fourth Republic of Madagascar, is an island country comprising the island of Madagascar and numerous smaller peripheral islands.

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Malaysia

Malaysia is a country in Southeast Asia.

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National Geographic

National Geographic (formerly The National Geographic Magazine, sometimes branded as NAT GEO) is an American monthly magazine published by National Geographic Partners.

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Tom Crutchfield

Tom Crutchfield, also known as Tommy, is an American reptile breeder known for his extensive Homestead, Florida, facility and his 1999 arrest and conviction under Operation Chameleon for trafficking in exotic animals and violating the Lacey Act, which temporarily suspended his business.

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United States Fish and Wildlife Service

The United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS or FWS) is a U.S. federal government agency within the U.S. Department of the Interior which oversees the management of fish, wildlife, and natural habitats in the United States.

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United States Fish and Wildlife Service Office of Law Enforcement

The United States Fish and Wildlife Service Office of Law Enforcement contributes to Service efforts to manage ecosystems, save endangered species, conserve migratory birds, preserve wildlife habitat, restore fisheries, combat invasive species, and promote international wildlife conservation. Operation Chameleon and United States Fish and Wildlife Service Office of Law Enforcement are United States Fish and Wildlife Service.

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See also

Multinational law enforcement operations

• 2007 international child pornography investigation
• Operation Amethyst
• Operation Anvil (Honduras)
• Operation Auxin
• Operation Avalanche (child pornography investigation)
• Operation Bayonet (darknet)
• Operation Buccaneer
• Operation Chameleon
• Operation Condor
• Operation D-Elite
• Operation Dark HunTor
• Operation DisrupTor
• Operation Falcon (child pornography investigation)
• Operation Fastlink
• Operation First Light 2024
• Operation Genesis
• Operation In Our Sites
• Operation Lobos 1
• Operation Ore
• Operation Pin
• Operation Renewed Hope
• Operation Snowcap
• Operation Solare
• Operation Tovar
• Operation Trojan Shield
• Operation Xcellerator
• Project Spade

Operations against organized crime in the United States

• ATF gunwalking scandal
• Operation Bishop
• Operation Blue Storm
• Operation Chameleon
• Operation Community Shield (2005–present)
• Operation Coyote
• Operation Devil Horns
• Operation Diablo Express
• Operation Family Secrets
• Operation Greenback
• Operation Hammer (1987)
• Operation Kruz Control
• Operation Mallorca
• Operation Old Bridge
• Operation Panama Express
• Operation Phalanx (Mexican drug war)
• Operation Power Outage
• Operation Seek and Keep
• Operation Solare
• Operation Terminus
• Operation Tiburon
• Operation Xcellerator
• Project Gunrunner
• Project Shadowfire
• Project Southern Tempest
• Project Wildfire
• Show jumping horse killings

Operations of United States government agencies

• Able Danger
• Eligible Receiver 97
• Military Geology Unit
• Operation Chameleon

United States Fish and Wildlife Service

• Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Fish and Wildlife and Parks
• Atlantic Coastal Cooperative Statistics Program
• Clark R. Bavin National Fish and Wildlife Forensic Laboratory
• Coastal Barrier Resources Act
• Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service
• Easement refuge
• Edenton Station, United States Fish and Fisheries Commission
• Endangered Species Act of 1973
• Federal Duck Stamp
• Game Wars
• Gee Creek (Washington)
• H.R. 1300 (113th Congress)
• Hanford Reach National Monument
• History of the National Wildlife Refuge System
• List of National Fish Hatcheries in the United States
• List of National Wildlife Refuges
• List of endangered animals of North America
• List of endangered plants of North America
• List of national monuments of the United States
• Listing priority number
• National Eagle Repository
• National Fish Hatchery System
• National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation
• National Wetlands Research Center
• National Wildlife Refuge
• National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act of 1966
• Occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge
• Operation Chameleon
• Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument
• Refuge Water Supply Program
• Slaughter Slough
• Species of concern
• Title 50 of the Code of Federal Regulations
• United States Fish and Wildlife Service
• United States Fish and Wildlife Service Office of Law Enforcement
• United States Fish and Wildlife Service list of endangered mammals and birds
• United States Fish and Wildlife Service list of threatened and endangered arthropods
• United States Fish and Wildlife Service v. Sierra Club
• Weyerhaeuser Company v. United States Fish and Wildlife Service
• Wildlife inspector
• Youth Conservation Corps

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Chameleon