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Indian man caught smuggling 100 exotic animals from Thailand

Indian man caught smuggling 100 exotic animals from Thailand

Indian customs officers have seized nearly 100 exotic animals, including lizards, sunbirds and tree-climbing possums, from a passenger arriving from Thailand, in what officials called a "significant" wildlife smuggling bust.
Man arrested for smuggling baby orangutans

Man arrested for smuggling baby orangutans

Malaysia arrests six 'Ninja Turtle Gang' members, seizes tortoises

Malaysia arrests six 'Ninja Turtle Gang' members, seizes tortoises

Trapped rare animals saved from Vietnam poachers

Trapped rare animals saved from Vietnam poachers

Chu Mom Ray National Park conservationists have rescued countless wild animals from traps in the Central Highlands Province of Kon Tum over the past six years.
June 1, 2024 | 02:00 am PT
Vietnam destroys 10 tons of smuggled wild animal parts

Vietnam destroys 10 tons of smuggled wild animal parts

Nearly 10 tons of endangered animal parts from Africa, including ivory and rhino horns that were seized from a smuggler in Da Nang City, have been incinerated.
December 29, 2023 | 05:00 am PT
Endangered animals return to nature in southern Vietnam

Endangered animals return to nature in southern Vietnam

Forest rangers released 10 animals of eight species into Bu Gia Map National Park in Binh Phuoc Province on Monday.
September 25, 2023 | 11:25 pm PT
Human welfare depends on animal welfare

Human welfare depends on animal welfare

Suki had space around him, but he kept pacing back and forth in five steps – this was five years after being rescued from prolonged confinement in a small cage.
May 22, 2022 | 05:01 pm PT
Wildlife traffickers creeping back as pandemic restrictions ease: UN report

Wildlife traffickers creeping back as pandemic restrictions ease: UN report

After a drastic reduction in wildlife trafficking during the pandemic, authorities in Southeast Asia must act swiftly to stop smugglers getting back in business once border controls are relaxed, a U.N. report said.
September 21, 2021 | 12:32 am PT
Dead tiger found inside Ha Tinh freezer

Dead tiger found inside Ha Tinh freezer

The body of a dead tiger, weighing 160 kilos, along with 34 kilograms of animal bones were found at a house in the central province of Ha Tinh on Thursday.
September 18, 2021 | 02:00 am PT
Irish gang on trial in France for alleged rhino horn smuggling linked to Vietnam

Irish gang on trial in France for alleged rhino horn smuggling linked to Vietnam

Nine alleged members of an international network of rhino horn and ivory traffickers went on trial in France on Monday.
September 6, 2021 | 06:59 pm PT
US-backed project strengthens Vietnam's wildlife protection

US-backed project strengthens Vietnam's wildlife protection

A U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) project has helped strengthen wildlife protection system and reduce demand for wildlife in Vietnam, officials said.
August 27, 2021 | 04:46 pm PT
Live tiger cubs found in central Vietnam trafficking bust

Live tiger cubs found in central Vietnam trafficking bust

Seven live tiger cubs were found in a car stopped on suspicion of wildlife trafficking in Nghe An Province Sunday. Two men were arrested.
August 2, 2021 | 03:53 am PT
Four investigated for smuggling nearly one ton of pangolin scales in Hanoi

Four investigated for smuggling nearly one ton of pangolin scales in Hanoi

Police in Hanoi in collaboration with an environmental NGO have busted a pangolin scale trafficking ring in northern Vietnam.
May 21, 2021 | 01:31 am PT
Four men jailed for wildlife trafficking

Four men jailed for wildlife trafficking

A court in Ca Mau Province on Thursday sentenced four men belonging to a wildlife trafficking gang to two to 13 years in jail.
May 15, 2020 | 02:30 am PT
Woman's jail term for illegal wildlife trade doubled

Woman's jail term for illegal wildlife trade doubled

A appeal court in the central province of Quang Nam has increased the jail term for a woman from two to five years for illegally trading endangered wildlife.
May 13, 2020 | 05:38 pm PT
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