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 ...

For decades, some people have kept big cats like cheetahs and panthers as exotic pets, attempting to domesticate them. It’s believed that around 20,000 of these big cats remain in captivity in the US, ...

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 ...

Wildlife trafficking has increasingly moved online, making it harder to monitor but leaving behind digital clues. Researchers ...

The protection of endangered animals across the globe may wane without the boost of U.S. foreign aid subsidizing much of it. Funding from USAID, once used to fight wildlife trafficking and poaching, ...

Brazilian wildlife authorities made a massive bust recently, arresting 45 people and saving hundreds of exotic animals in the process. According to El Paso Inc., Brazilian authorities rescued hundreds ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Nearly 30,000 live animals were seized across 134 countries during Operation Thunder 2025, targeting sophisticated ...

Habitat loss is probably the main threat to New World tropical animals, says Carlos Drews, a biologist for the World Wildlife Fund in Costa Rica. "Wildlife trafficking and overexploitation are ...

Another star of Netflix’s hit documentary series “Tiger King” is headed to prison. Bhagavan “Doc” Antle was sentenced to one year and one day behind bars, nearly two years after pleading guilty to ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — “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 ...

One of the stars of Netflix’s polarizing “Tiger King” series will serve jail time for animal related crimes. Bhagavan “Doc” Antle was sentenced Tuesday to one year in prison after admitting he bought ...