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Porcupines among 109 live animals smuggled in 2 suitcases discovered at Bangkok airport
Animals including porcupines, turtles, and snakes, were found in the suitcases of two women travell…
Alia Shoaib
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The best way to prevent more diseases from jumping from animals to humans is to stop deforestation and wildlife trading
Experts expect the world to see more animal-to-human disease spillover — unless we actively fight d…
Susie Neilson
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'Tiger King' star Bhagavan 'Doc' Antle has been indicted on wildlife trafficking and animal cruelty charges
Wildlife park owner "Doc" Antle was indicted on two felony counts and 13 misdemeanor counts, the At…
Darcy Schild
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Conservationists are using artificial intelligence to map out the best ways for saving threatened wildlife and resources
Conservationists are using artificial intelligence to help set strategies for protecting endangered…
Tim Paradis
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US Space Force has fired its first shots of the drug war
A Space Force wildlife manager doing a sea-turtle nesting survey found an estimated $1.2 million wo…
Christopher Woody
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A Canadian woman was charged after selling the skulls of polar bears, a protected species, to an undercover agent, DOJ says
Vanessa Rondeau, 26, also sold a mounted crow, another protected species, to an undercover Fish and…
Taylor Ardrey
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Wildlife filmmaker Malaika Vaz says protecting wild habitats is imperative in preventing global health crises
Malaika Vaz, a National Geographic explorer and TV presenter, told Insider how conservation and sus…
Brea Cubit
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Africa's last known white giraffe fitted with tracking device to stop poachers
The GPS was placed on one of the giraffe's horns giving rangers hourly updates of its location in t…
Naina Bhardwaj
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7 people have been arrested in connection with an 'elaborate' scheme to traffic flying squirrels out of the US
The "elaborate organized enterprise" captured over 3,000 squirrels in less than three years, accord…
Inyoung Choi
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Traffickers Are Actually 'Cloning' Government Vehicles To Transport Massive Amounts Of Drugs
Last year, police officers tried to stop a suspicious Chevrolet Tahoe closely resembling an unmarke…
Corey Adwar
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A passenger had their flight ticket canceled after trying to smuggle a bag of snakes in their pants past a TSA checkpoint
Cross-border animal smuggling is surprisingly common, with the CPB saying in 2023 it is "one of the…
Pete Syme
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You can buy an endangered monkey on Facebook in 20 minutes
Facebook is rife with exotic animal traders selling endangered species. You can buy a monkey in 20 …
Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert
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A Montana man trying to illegally create a 'giant sheep hybrid' went on a hunt for sheep parts and testicles, the authorities say
Arthur Schubarth, 80, sought to create offshoots of a prized Central Asian sheep to sell them on th…
Matthew Loh
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Montana rancher paid $4,200 to clone a dead sheep and launched a farm of super hybrids worth up to $550,000
A Montana man was charged with selling the DNA and offspring of a cloned Marco Polo sheep, a breed …
Jenny McGrath
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Photo shows an orphaned chimpanzee rescued from being sold as a pet in the Republic of Guinea
Photographer Roberto García-Roa snapped a picture of a chimp orphaned by poachers in the Republic o…
Maiya Focht
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A woman managed to get 22 snakes and a chameleon onto a plane after packing them in her luggage
A woman flying from Malaysia last week was caught with more than 20 snakes in her checked-in luggag…
Sophia Ankel
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'Tiger King' star Doc Antle has been charged with laundering $505,000 that he believed came from human smuggling, prosecutors say
Antle washed the cash through his safari in Myrtle Beach, and was caught by a "reverse money launde…
Matthew Loh
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'MasterChef Ecuador' is accused of giving contestants slabs of meat from endangered animals for a cooking challenge
An animal rights group says the show used endangered animals after a scene appeared to show shark, …
Maria Noyen
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A 73-year-old in Colorado was fined more than $1,000 after her pet deer gored a woman walking her dog
Tynette Housley, 73, was cited on misdemeanor charges of illegal possession of wildlife and illegal…
Kelly McLaughlin
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1,400 pounds of shark fins worth about $1 million have been seized in a Miami port
While shark finning is illegal in US waters, buying and selling fins is not. However, the shipment …