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Pet owners panic after learning their animals are endangered species

Pet owners panic after learning their animals are endangered species

Hong Quyen was shocked to learn the parrots she raised were endangered animals and possessing them was punishable with a fine of VND400 million (US$15,000) and criminal charges.
600 kg of African elephant tusks incinerated in Vietnam

600 kg of African elephant tusks incinerated in Vietnam

From turtles to birds: Foreigners shocked by wildlife dishes at drinking parties in Vietnam

From turtles to birds: Foreigners shocked by wildlife dishes at drinking parties in Vietnam

Sri Lankan man caught smuggling 3 pythons in his underwear at Bangkok airport

Sri Lankan man caught smuggling 3 pythons in his underwear at Bangkok airport

Three live pythons hidden in his underwear led to a Sri Lankan man's arrest at Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi Airport.
July 4, 2025 | 06:00 pm PT
Passengers keep sneaking snakes onto planes from Thailand

Passengers keep sneaking snakes onto planes from Thailand

Indian customs officers in Mumbai have caught a passenger arriving from Thailand with a wriggling cargo of live snakes, the third smuggling bust in a month.
June 30, 2025 | 03:03 pm PT
Man arrested for smuggling baby orangutans

Man arrested for smuggling baby orangutans

Thai police have arrested a man suspected of smuggling two baby orangutans into the kingdom, they said Thursday, in a case linked to an international wildlife trafficking network.
May 15, 2025 | 03:56 pm PT
Vietnamese man among 4 to be sentenced for smuggling thousands of ants from Africa

Vietnamese man among 4 to be sentenced for smuggling thousands of ants from Africa

Four people appeared in a Kenyan court on Wednesday accused of attempting to smuggle thousands of live ants from the east African country.
April 23, 2025 | 07:07 pm PT
New home for wallabies trafficked into Vietnam

New home for wallabies trafficked into Vietnam

Four wallabies trafficked into Vietnam were on their way to a new home in a mountainous northern province on Friday, as wildlife experts called for tighter regulation of the exotic pet trade.
November 17, 2023 | 04:04 pm PT
Vietnam seizes 600 kg of ivory smuggled from Africa

Vietnam seizes 600 kg of ivory smuggled from Africa

Vietnamese authorities have over the past week seized more than 600 kilograms of ivory smuggled from Africa, the government said on Monday.
February 6, 2023 | 03:57 pm PT
Man arrested for trading rhino horns, ivory through shell companies

Man arrested for trading rhino horns, ivory through shell companies

The Da Nang City police have arrested a man running shell companies to allegedly smuggle wild animal parts from Africa to Vietnam.
June 22, 2022 | 11:40 pm PT
Eight rescued tigers from Nghe An succumb to unknown causes

Eight rescued tigers from Nghe An succumb to unknown causes

Eight out of the 17 tigers rescued from two basements in the central province of Nghe An on Wednesday have died due to unknown complications.
August 6, 2021 | 03:16 am 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
Gaur dies of old age in Vietnam nature reserve

Gaur dies of old age in Vietnam nature reserve

A 700-kilogram gaur was found dead Sunday at the Dong Nai Culture and Nature Reserve in southern Vietnam.
April 11, 2021 | 07:02 pm PT
Vietnam jails man for smuggling 29 kg rhino horns

Vietnam jails man for smuggling 29 kg rhino horns

A Can Tho court sentenced a Vietnamese man to 12.5 years in jail Tuesday for illegally transporting white rhino horns weighing 28.7 kilograms from Mozambique.
December 29, 2020 | 05:32 pm PT
Man gets 6 years for smuggling rhino horns from Mozambique

Man gets 6 years for smuggling rhino horns from Mozambique

A HCMC court Friday sentenced a man to six years in jail for illegally transporting rhino horns weighing over six kilograms from Mozambique.
November 21, 2020 | 12:11 am PT
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