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Malawi officials seek to drop bribery case against illegal wildlife trafficking convict

Two pangolin traffickers in South Africa sentenced to eight years in prison

Four alleged wildlife traffickers arrested in Guinea, dried seahorses and shark fins seized

Rhinos reintroduced to Indian park are breeding, but still need support

Indonesia’s native hornbills are being hammered by online and offline trade

Huge ivory bust raises questions about follow-up investigations in Tanzania

Whale strike risk rises as international shipping reroutes around South Africa

The global trafficking ring preying on a rare golden monkey from Brazil

27 Moon Bears rescued from illegal Laos bile farm

Sri Lanka flamingo deaths raise concerns over power infrastructure in wetlands

Indonesia seizes mercury shipment bound for illegal mines in the Philippines

Why are people buying pet ants?

Rhino-poaching suspect, repeatedly freed on bail, shot dead in South Africa

What drives the trafficking of gibbons? Conservationists shed light on demand

Three Thai nationals suspected of smuggling Galápagos iguanas arrested in Ecuador

Texas man convicted of buying eagle parts from a wildlife trafficking ring

Trump called trophy hunting a “horror show,” but permitted 300-plus elephant trophy imports in 2025

More than a million live birds imported to Asia in 15 years, report finds

Endangered Persian leopards persist across borders, despite hunters and landmines

Honduran authorities seize jaguar kept as pet, put spotlight on local trafficking

Nigeria aims for stronger wildlife protections with sweeping new law

Brazil police seize devices from bird expert in trafficking probe linked to Vantara zoo

52 dead sloths: Inside Sloth World

Facebook is a hub for illegal wildlife trade, and that’s by design, report says

As wildlife trade expands, so do pathways for disease spillover to humans

Indonesia busts wildlife trafficking ring targeting Komodo dragons

Nigeria arrests suspected pangolin trafficking kingpin on the run

Investigators eye organized crime links in 3-ton pangolin scale haul at Jakarta port

Amid conflict and poaching, tech helps boost mountain gorilla numbers

After 110-kilo ivory bust, familiar questions over Kenya’s follow-through

Chinese court cases reveal most trafficked rhino horns come from Southern Africa

To tackle trafficking in gibbons, experts probe what drives demand

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