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Finally, Latin America is tackling wildlife trafficking (commentary)

Cheetahs, CITES, and illegal trade: Are consumer countries doing enough? (commentary)

Asian otters gain protection from the pet trade

Discovery of a metallic-blue tarantula bolsters case for trade protection

Bid for greater protection of star tortoise, a trafficking mainstay

Exotic pet trade responsible for hundreds of invasive species around the globe

Lemur yoga: Fueling the capture of wild lemurs? (commentary)

Otter cafés and ‘cute pets craze’ fuel illegal trafficking in Japan and Indonesia

Social media enables the illegal wildlife pet trade in Malaysia

Indonesia arrests 7 for allegedly selling Komodo dragons over Facebook

Indonesia rescues captive orangutans, but leaves their owners untouched

Warmer waters shrink krill habitat around Antarctica

Bans on the bird trade in South America yield mixed results

New species of leaf-mimicking lizard could already be victim of pet trade

Is captive breeding the answer to Indonesia’s songbird crisis?

‘Death by a thousand holes’: Scientists race to avert a salamander crisis

Deadly parrot virus found in native birds from Asia and Africa

In the belly of the beast: journalist delves into wildlife trafficking

Group helps illegal bird traders transition into different lines of business

Protection flip-flop leaves rare Indonesian shrikethrush in harm’s way

Latam Eco Review: Wandering hippos, condor central, and the macaw trade

5 bird species lose protections, more at risk in new Indonesia decree

One-two punch of habitat loss, capture hammers Southeast Asian birds

As turtles go, so go their ecosystems

On the hunt for a silent salamander-killer

Indonesia gives in to bird traders, rescinds protection for 3 species

Cheap prices lead to more exotic pets in the wild, research finds

In protecting songbirds, Indonesia ruffles owners & breeders’ feathers

Indonesia adds hundreds of birds to protected species list

95 percent of all lemur species face high risk of extinction, experts say

Orangutan forest school in Indonesia takes on its first eight students

One tortoise at a time: Q&A with zoo veterinarian Justin Rosenberg

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