Wildlife trafficking refers to the illegal trade, poaching, smuggling, or collection of wild animals, plants, or their parts. It spans everything from elephants killed for ivory and pangolins hunted ...

According to The Free Press Journal, the smuggler was caught in mid-October attempting to transport various rare and endangered animals through Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International ...

Brazilian police on Tuesday arrested 45 people and rescued hundreds of exotic animals in the biggest ever operation against wildlife traffickers in the world's most biodiverse nation. Brightly colored ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Authorities have seized an average of nine tigers monthly over the past five years, highlighting a worsening ...

The country has been known as a hub for the trade in illegal wildlife. But it has been stepping up enforcement as concerns grow about the depletion of certain species and the growing role of ...

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Argentine authorities have seized more than 700 marine animals trafficked from Kenya in what conservationists describe as a major bust of exotic aquatic wildlife destined for the ...

A Tumwater-based auction company must pay $12,000 after admitting to selling a vintage elephant ivory figurine, according to the state Attorney General’s Office. On Wednesday, Crawford Family Auctions ...

The Spanish Civil Guard on Tuesday said it had dismantled an illegal animal trafficking ring, including endangered or protected species. Two men aged 30 and 35 were found with more than 150 exotic ...

Five years after the true crime documentary “Tiger King” captivated a country shut down by COVID-19, the final legal troubles for one of its main characters will be resolved Tuesday in a courtroom in ...

“Tiger King” star Bhagavan “Doc” Antle is going to prison — but not for as long as prosecutors wanted — after admitting he broke federal law buying endangered animals to keep at his zoo in South ...