Global Treaties & CITES

4+ hour, 37+ min ago   (375+ words) The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has secured a five-year prison sentence for a Taveta man convicted of dealing in elephant tusks valued at Ksh350,000. The man was convicted of dealing in a trophy belonging to a critically endangered species, contrary…...

6+ hour, 22+ min ago   (897+ words) The Orangutan mystery prameyanews.com Somewhere between the rainforests of Borneo and Sumatra and a windswept casuarina forest on the Odisha coast lies a journey of thou sands of kilometres that five baby orangutans somehow made. What happened along the…...

18+ hour, 31+ min ago   (116+ words) The five young orangutans found abandoned in a casuarina plantation in Odisha’s Balasore district. Much of what else moves through this trade could already be thriving, undocumented, in India’s rivers and wetlands, such as the red-eared slider. Limits of downstream…...

12+ hour, 45+ min ago   (391+ words) The discovery last week (Sept. 8) of five baby orangutans in a reserve forest in the Ranakantha area of Balasore district in Odisha is a clear indication that trafficking of wildlife is thriving along India’s eastern seaboard. South India has been…...

16+ hour, 30+ min ago   (149+ words) Published: September 16, 2026 at 3:15 AM IST Updated: September 16, 2026 at 4:28 AM IST Bhubaneswar: The Special Task Force (STF) of the Odisha crime branch will approach the police forces of Assam, Mizoram, and Maharashtra for help in investigating any connection with respect to…...

15+ hour, 40+ min ago   (477+ words) worldanimalnews.com Global Reptile & Amphibian Pet Trade Is Fueling Wildlife Trafficking & Threatening Species With Extinction A group of eight international experts is calling on governments to close legal loopholes that they warn are allowing the global trade in reptiles and…...

17+ hour, 43+ min ago   (552+ words) by Jake Weaver | Sep 15, 2026 | Community | 0 comments "Just seeing the amount of reptiles that were being abandoned, bounced from house to house to house, never receiving the proper care. And we just wanted to educate people on how to care for…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (367+ words) Days after five endangered infant orangutans were rescued from a casuarina forest in Odisha’s Balasore district, the investigation into their mysterious appearance has hit a roadblock, with law enforcement agencies yet to identify the traffickers, their route, or the animals…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (156+ words) Newswav Zoo owned by India’s richest family denies stealing endangered lemurs The world’s most free-thinking newspaper - Two critically endangered ring-tailed lemurs stolen from Gazipur Safari Park in Bangladesh in March 2025 were smuggled into India, with reports alleging they were sold…...

1+ day, 12+ hour ago   (92+ words) Indonesia Wildlife Protection: Five Baby Orangutans Found in India Could Be Repatriated Batam News Asia Indonesia Wildlife Protection: Five Baby Orangutans Found in India Could Be Repatriated Indonesian authorities coordinate with India after five young orangutans are discovered in Odisha....