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India News | Telangana: DRI Hyderabad Arrests Man for Illegal Trading of Red Sand Boa Snakes in Warangal
3+ hour, 31+ min ago (137+ words) Get latest articles and stories on India at Latest LY. In a recent crackdown, the Telangana police arrested one individual for his involvement in illegal trading of live snakes in an undercover decoy operation, officials said. India News | Telangana: DRI…...
Legislation before Cabinet aimed at tackling puppy farms
7+ hour, 24+ min ago (379+ words) Minister for Agriculture Martin Heydon is bringing draft legislation before Cabinet today aimed at tackling so-called puppy farms. A puppy farm is a commercial dog-breeding operation where dogs are generally bred in large numbers and in poor conditions. The Dog…...
Kenya's new poaching problem: smuggling Giant Harvester Ants
8+ hour, 10+ min ago (978+ words) The Giant African Harvester Ant is among the prized by collectors around the world Kenya Wildlife Services display syringes used to carry live ants in court in March Dr Dino Martins has been visiting Giant African Harvester Ant nests for…...
Inside Kenya's $1. 2 Million Smuggling Ring for Giant Harvester Ants
16+ hour, 22+ min ago (493+ words) streamlinefeed. co. ke Inside Kenya's $1. 2 Million Smuggling Ring for Giant Harvester Ants Kenyan authorities have dismantled a sophisticated international biopiracy network smuggling thousands of Giant African Harvester Ants to exotic pet markets. Deep within the savannah ecosystems bordering Nairobi, a…...
Man caught attempting to sell endangered Red Sand Boa in Warangal
19+ hour, 29+ min ago (130+ words) Hyderabad: One person was apprehended for allegedly attempting to sell a live Indian Red Sand Boa snakes in Telangana's Warangal on Sunday. The arrest was made in an undercover operation jointly carried out by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence and…...
'Biopiracy': Kenya's new poaching problem: smuggling Giant Harvester Ants
20+ hour, 14+ min ago (480+ words) Kenyan ant expert Dino Martins gushes over the red and black insects that have become the centre of an international smuggling trade. Martins has been visiting the network of nests of these Giant African Harvester Ants outside Nairobi for 40 years....
Malayalam rapper Vedan faces setback in wildlife case as lab confirms tiger tooth in seized necklace
1+ day, 12+ hour ago (502+ words) Malayalam rapper Vedan, whose real name is Hiran Das Murali, has reportedly suffered a major setback in the wildlife case involving a tiger tooth necklace allegedly found in his possession. According to recent reports, scientific analysis has now confirmed that…...
Smuggled in Syringes: Inside Nairobi's black market for giant harvester ants
2+ day, 7+ hour ago (933+ words) A giant African harvester ant in the Silole sanctuary in Kajiado. Courtesy of Nino Martins In the biblical text Book of Proverbs, King Solomon describes the harvester ant as a model of wisdom and industriousness: "Go to the ant, you…...
Many rare turtles have been repatriated under the CITES Convention.
5+ day, 15+ hour ago (129+ words) According to information from Cuc Phuong National Park (Ninh Binh) on May 13th, Cuc Phuong National Park, in coordination with the Indo-Myanmar Conservation Organization, Vietnamese authorities, and the National Institute of Ecology of Korea, recently received a shipment of rare turtles…...
Report on illegal trafficking and international legal trade in wildlife from Galapagos - Wildlife Trade Report from TRAFFIC
2+ day, 6+ hour ago (324+ words) Published 16 May 2026 Report author(s): Karen Noboa, Paola Mosig, Renata Cao, Gabriel Sipos Publication date: May 2026 Gal'pagos has become a key area for wildlife trafficking" Protecting Gal'pagos from wildlife trafficking requires a strong and coordinated response that goes beyond national borders,…...