Wildlife Trafficking
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26 Live Geckos Smuggled In Bamboo Tubes Rescued In Guwahati, 2 Arrested
The rescue was carried out during a late-evening operation at around 8:00 pm on Friday following specific intelligence inputs. Acting on the tip-off, a police team conducted a raid in the area.
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Animal Trafficking Reaches Record High In 2025: Interpol
Interpol said that wildlife crime is now an industry worth more than $20 billion a year, ranging from the movement of thousands of shark fins to banned ivory and primate meat.
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Interpol Notice And Movie-Style Arrest Of Wildlife Trafficker In Sikkim
In a dramatic covert operation stretching across the icy Himalayan border, the Madhya Pradesh State Tiger Strike Force (STSF), in coordination with the Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (WCCB), has arrested an international wildlife trafficker.
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4,000 Animal And Plant Species Affected By Smuggling Worldwide: UN
During the six years, around 13 million individual animals and plants had been seized that had been intended for use as food, medication or luxury items.
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Airport Staff Find 119 Live Tarantulas Hidden Inside A Pair Of Shoes
Airport staff in the Philippines have discovered 119 live tarantula spiders hidden inside a pair of shoes. According to a Facebook post by the Bureau of Customs, staff members at Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) found the spiders inside a parcel shipped by a certain "Michal Krolicki" from Poland.
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Why This Unexpected Animal Is The World's Most Trafficked
Wildlife trafficking is the world's second largest black market, and there is one animal that is trafficked more than any other. Pangolin, a scale-covered mammal native to parts of Africa and Asia, is believed to be the most trafficked mammal in the world.
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Philippine Officers Find 757 Tarantulas Crammed In Gift Wrapped Package
Philippine authorities said Wednesday they cracked open a gift-wrapped package shipped from Poland to discover 757 tarantulas crammed into plastic containers.
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Myanmar Destroys Elephant Tusks, Pangolin Scales Worth $1.3 million
Myanmar authorities destroyed hundreds of seized elephant tusks, pangolin scales and other animal parts, worth a total of $1.3 million on the black market, on Thursday as part of a crackdown on illegal wildlife trafficking.
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Thai Police Charge 22 With Wildlife Trafficking At Tiger Temple
Thai police have charged 22 people, including three Buddhist monks, with wildlife trafficking and removed more dead animals including a bear and a leopard from the infamous Tiger Temple, authorities said on Friday.
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Man arrested at Bangkok airport with drugged animals in suitcase
Authorities at Bangkok's international airport arrested a first-class passenger Friday whose suitcases were filled with baby leopards, panthers, a bear and monkeys. The animals had been drugged and were headed for Dubai.The man, a 36-year-old United Arab Emirates citizen, was waiting to check in for his flight at Suvarnabhumi International Airport ...
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26 Live Geckos Smuggled In Bamboo Tubes Rescued In Guwahati, 2 Arrested
The rescue was carried out during a late-evening operation at around 8:00 pm on Friday following specific intelligence inputs. Acting on the tip-off, a police team conducted a raid in the area.
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Animal Trafficking Reaches Record High In 2025: Interpol
Interpol said that wildlife crime is now an industry worth more than $20 billion a year, ranging from the movement of thousands of shark fins to banned ivory and primate meat.
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Interpol Notice And Movie-Style Arrest Of Wildlife Trafficker In Sikkim
In a dramatic covert operation stretching across the icy Himalayan border, the Madhya Pradesh State Tiger Strike Force (STSF), in coordination with the Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (WCCB), has arrested an international wildlife trafficker.
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4,000 Animal And Plant Species Affected By Smuggling Worldwide: UN
During the six years, around 13 million individual animals and plants had been seized that had been intended for use as food, medication or luxury items.
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Airport Staff Find 119 Live Tarantulas Hidden Inside A Pair Of Shoes
Airport staff in the Philippines have discovered 119 live tarantula spiders hidden inside a pair of shoes. According to a Facebook post by the Bureau of Customs, staff members at Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) found the spiders inside a parcel shipped by a certain "Michal Krolicki" from Poland.
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Why This Unexpected Animal Is The World's Most Trafficked
Wildlife trafficking is the world's second largest black market, and there is one animal that is trafficked more than any other. Pangolin, a scale-covered mammal native to parts of Africa and Asia, is believed to be the most trafficked mammal in the world.
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Philippine Officers Find 757 Tarantulas Crammed In Gift Wrapped Package
Philippine authorities said Wednesday they cracked open a gift-wrapped package shipped from Poland to discover 757 tarantulas crammed into plastic containers.
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Myanmar Destroys Elephant Tusks, Pangolin Scales Worth $1.3 million
Myanmar authorities destroyed hundreds of seized elephant tusks, pangolin scales and other animal parts, worth a total of $1.3 million on the black market, on Thursday as part of a crackdown on illegal wildlife trafficking.
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Thai Police Charge 22 With Wildlife Trafficking At Tiger Temple
Thai police have charged 22 people, including three Buddhist monks, with wildlife trafficking and removed more dead animals including a bear and a leopard from the infamous Tiger Temple, authorities said on Friday.
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Man arrested at Bangkok airport with drugged animals in suitcase
Authorities at Bangkok's international airport arrested a first-class passenger Friday whose suitcases were filled with baby leopards, panthers, a bear and monkeys. The animals had been drugged and were headed for Dubai.The man, a 36-year-old United Arab Emirates citizen, was waiting to check in for his flight at Suvarnabhumi International Airport ...
