3+ hour, 25+ min ago   (543+ words) NYC’s black-market mobile puppy mill is still on the move — and it’s bigger and bolder than ever. This week, four men were seen hawking shaggy, brown designer pups for $1,500 each out of a white Mercedes SUV in broad daylight in…...

1+ day, 6+ min ago   (446+ words) An Indian Pangolin found in the Kalakkad Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve (KMTR) in Tamil Nadu. Image via Wikipedia by A. J. T. Johnsingh. CC BY-SA 4.0. Globally, there are eight species of pangolins, spread across tropical, subtropical, and savannah regions of Asia and sub-Saharan Africa....

1+ day, 9+ hour ago   (474+ words) The illegal wildlife trade continues to threaten some of the world’s most vulnerable species, and a major wildlife trafficking bust in India is the latest reminder of its devastating impact. Following a months-long investigation, authorities in Agra uncovered an alleged…...

1+ day, 18+ hour ago   (432+ words) Rome – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) today presented a blueprint for a new global approach to tackle transboundary animal diseases. Left unchecked, these diseases can rapidly undermine livelihoods and trade, hit low- and middle-income countries…...

1+ day, 19+ hour ago   (247+ words) The Pune city police Wednesday arrested two youngsters for possessing a Sand Boa, commonly known as Mandul in Maharashtra, a non-venomous snake listed under Schedule IV of the 1972 Wildlife Protection Act. The police said there is a popular belief that…...

2+ day, 22+ hour ago   (428+ words) Customs officials at Kolkata’s Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport have seized 707 live turtles from the luggage of a passenger who arrived on a flight from Bangkok. The passenger has been detained on suspicion of wildlife trafficking, and an investigation…...

3+ day, 1+ hour ago   (205+ words) In a major crackdown on wildlife smuggling, the Air Intelligence Unit (AIU) of Customs at Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International (NSCBI) Airport seized 707 live Red-eared Slider turtles, an invasive exotic species, from an Indian passenger arriving in Kolkata. The passenger…...

3+ day, 2+ hour ago   (115+ words) tippahnews.com A U.S. Customs and Border Protection K-9 alerted officers to a suitcase arriving from Thailand that contained nearly 100 pounds of prohibited meat, plants and wildlife products, CBP said. CBP said K-9 Maisy alerted officers to the bag, which contained 50 pounds of…...

3+ day, 8+ hour ago   (17+ words) Customs officials said a detailed investigation is currently underway to identify the network behind the illegal shipment....

4+ day, 17+ hour ago   (111+ words) Diphu, Jul 21 (PTI) A pangolin was rescued from a house in Assam’s Karbi Anglong district, officials said on Tuesday. The endangered animal, often referred to as a “scaly anteater”, had been spotted roaming around the Sitlabari area of Diphu, the…...