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Arthur Schubarth trafficked body parts of a near threatened Marco Polo argali sheep into the US from Kyrgyzstan .
In September he was sentenced to six months in prison after he trafficked a clone of one of the world’s largest sheep species.
It's likely only the second time an American has been prosecuted for a wildlife crime that involved animal cloning.
Niewenhuis was sentenced to serve a 12-month term of probation and pay a fine of $ 20,000 .
Legal documents allege that in 2015 Schubarth paid a deposit of $ 4,200 to enter into a “ovine cloning contract” to clone the Marco Polo argali sheep illegally trafficked into the US .
The case raises the question of whether a cloned sheep should be considered an endangered species.
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