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Bhubaneswar: Indian authorities have reportedly agreed in principle to the Indonesian government’s proposal for an official delegation from that country to visit Odisha to assess the health and welfare of the five orangutans rescued from a forest in Baleshwar in…
Home » International Wildlife Racket Hits Odisha: STF Clueless as Orangutan Smuggling Investigation Stalls A month after the dramatic rescue of five baby orangutans from the Bichitrapur mangrove forest in Balasore district, the Special Task Force (STF) of the Odisha Crime…
Indonesia proposes sending experts to Odisha to assess five rescued baby orangutans and verify their species and origin Indonesia plans to send experts to assess five rescued baby orangutans in Odisha. The team will verify their species, origin, health and…
The Environmental Agency issued permits in 2026 for two zebras destined for export to Ukraine and 31,000 pheasants imported from Romania and Hungary. According to the agency’s public registry, cross-border movement permits cover not only domestic animals but also species rarely seen…
Researchers at Korea's National Institute of Ecology have compiled 5,000 occurrence records of six endangered mammal taxa from environmental impact assessment and post-EIA monitoring reports into an open GBIF dataset spanning 2007 to 2023. Subject of Research: Compilation of endangered mammal occurrence records…
Each man was fined Sh20m after court found them guilty of possessing elephant tusks, a leopard skin and a cheetah skin without permits Two men have been sentenced to life imprisonment for unlawful possession of endangered wildlife trophies in Malindi. In…
ABOUT 400 pieces of African elephant ivory believed to have been smuggled from Zambia have been seized in Thailand. In this video, Thai customs officers seized the tusks which had been declared as processed timber from Zambia, following an “international tip-off…
Between 2023 and 2025, the Wildlife Justice Commission (WJC) investigated illegal jaguar trading in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Chile, Panama, Peru, and Suriname. Its findings, shared with the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP), indicate that transactions are often informal and occasional,…
Dozens of dangerous reptiles were found stuffed inside toilet bags, shampoo bottles, and socks German customs officers stopped a man travelling through Cologne Bonn Airport after 92 snakes were discovered in his suitcase. The 45-year-old Mexican firefighter raised suspicions after appearing…
A man was detained at Cologne-Bonn Airport in Germany after attempting to bring in more than 90 lizards and venomous snakes from Mexico; he was also found to be under the influence of narcotics, reports BBC. Jens Ahland, a spokesperson for…