Global Treaties & CITES

44+ 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…...

10+ hour, 25+ min 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…...

10+ hour, 55+ min 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…...

19+ hour, 6+ min 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....

1+ day, 19+ hour ago   (478+ words) View all posts by Theresia Sufa → BOGOR – The government is taking serious steps to return five orangutan babies found in a forest area in India after they received treatment. Forestry Ministry public relations and foreign cooperation bureau head Ristiano Pribadi…...

1+ day, 23+ hour ago   (324+ words) An Italian man was stopped at Turin Airport after customs agents found a crocodile head in his luggage The crocodile species is protected under CITES, and transporting it without a license can result in fines or jail time, Italian officials…...

2+ day, 8+ hour ago   (246+ words) Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has constituted a five-member technical committee to oversee the welfare and care of five baby orangutans rescued from a casuarina forest in Balasore district earlier this week. The critically endangered primates, which are not native to…...

2+ day, 9+ hour ago   (267+ words) The Independent Singapore News Elephant ivory tusk hidden inside modified tumbler seized at Keppel Entrance — Indonesian crew member arrested SINGAPORE: ICA officers at Keppel Entrance Crew Office have foiled an attempt to smuggle an elephant ivory tusk into Singapore,…...

2+ day, 5+ hour ago   (707+ words) Tragic Trade Reality: The weights of the five rescued cubs (ranging from 2.06 kg to 4.78 kg) prove they are unweaned infants and toddlers, confirming that their protective mothers were killed by traffickers. Non-Invasive Care: Veterinarians are relying on thermal imaging cameras…...

2+ day, 8+ hour ago   (1277+ words) How did five infant orangutans, belonging to a Critically Endangered species that are native to only Indonesia and Malaysia, end up in the forests of Odisha? Where are they now, and what does their future hold? The Wire breaks this…...