Wildlife trafficking is one of the world's most widespread illegal trades, contributing to biodiversity loss, organized crime, and public health risks. Once concentrated in physical markets, much of ...

FIU marine evolutionary biologist Heather Bracken-Grissom assisted in identification, coordinating with a third-party lab to ...

Wildlife crime, once driven mainly by small-scale poaching, is increasingly becoming an organised and transnational activity ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Elephant tusks seized from wildlife traffickers are gathered to be destroyed in Abuja, Nigeria, on January 9, 2024. (Emmanuel ...

The global illegal trade in wildlife is worth an estimated US$19 billion annually and is the largest crime sector after drugs, counterfeiting and human ...

“One wildlife inspector cannot handle mail, sea cargo, air cargo and passengers,” a former Fish and Wildlife Service agent told lawmakers. A retired Fish and Wildlife Service law enforcement officer ...

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Ten cheetah cubs held in captivity since birth and destined for international wildlife trade markets have been rescued in Somaliland, a breakaway region of Somalia. Olympians Liu ...

A disturbing new trend has been flagged by wildlife nongovernmental organizations in India. These crimes are happening under the guise of transfers between zoos and rehabilitation and rescue centers ...

Tarak Nath Ghosh, a major figure in a reptile smuggling network, was arrested by the Madhya Pradesh State Tiger Strike Force. He is wanted in several cases of illegal wildlife trade and his operations ...

LAGOS, Nigeria — Nigerian customs said they seized more than 1,600 parrots and canaries that were being transported from Lagos international airport to Kuwait without a permit, in one the biggest ...

The sale of game meat was banned in 2001, restricting legal trade to specific approved species like crocodile and ostrich ...