2+ hour, 35+ min ago  (397+ words) The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Federal Operations Unit (FOU) Zone "B, has intensified crackdown on endangered species trafficking with the interception of additional live pangolins along the Kano-Takai Jigawa axis. This is contained in a statement by the acting Public…...

3+ hour, 44+ min ago  (269+ words) The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Federal Operations Unit (FOU) Zone "B, has intensified its crackdown on endangered species trafficking with the interception of additional live pangolins along the Kano-Takai Jigawa axis. This is contained in a statement by Mohammad Balarabe,…...

2+ hour, 3+ min ago  (975+ words) Home " Animals " Pangolins Face Critical Threats, Making Them the World's Most Trafficked Mammal Most people have never seen a pangolin. Honestly, many have never even heard of one. Yet right now, as you read this, one of the most ancient…...

36+ min ago  (740+ words) Growing demand for lion bones, skins, teeth, and claws poses a serious new threat to the species. Jo'o Almeida was used to finding dead lions in his work as a wildlife veterinarian in Mozambique. Some had been strangled by wire…...

6+ hour, 32+ min ago  (343+ words) Police in Lincolnshire say they are trying to raise awareness of wildlife crime after investigating a number of offences involving endangered species. Det Con Aaron Flint, Lincolnshire Police's wildlife crime officer, said: "We've had various different offences committed in Lincolnshire…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago  (798+ words) Recent seizures of thousands of ants at Nairobi's main airport reveal a growing, often overlooked insect trafficking trade, driven by exotic pet demand and hampered by complex enforcement challenges. Last year, the Kenya Wildlife Service warned of a growing demand…...

9+ hour, 31+ min ago  (1057+ words) Global trade in wild-caught birds remains poorly monitored. Over a million non-CITES birds were imported into Hong Kong and Singapore between 2006 and 2020, most from Africa. This largely invisible trade spreads disease and invasive species. It also exposes serious gaps in…...

1+ day, 9+ hour ago  (631+ words) Last year Kenya Wildlife Service'warned'of a growing demand for garden ants in Europe and Asia, where some people view them as exotic pets. An attempt to smuggle'over 2, 000 garden ants'out of the country's main international airport made the news in 2026. Echoing…...

11+ hour, 19+ min ago  (432+ words) The recent discovery of an injured proboscis monkey near a railway track in Thailand points to the likelihood of cross-border trafficking in the endangered species, reports Mongabay contributor Ana Norman Bermudez. Bermudez reported that local residents found the injured animal…...

16+ hour, 42+ min ago  (520+ words) The organizers of a campaign against shark finning in the European Union have filed a formal complaint against the EU Commission, accusing it of mishandling their case and missing deadlines. The European Citizens" Initiative (ECI) is an EU tool that…...