Many are shelling out lakhs of rupees to buy iguanas ... issues permits for such pets after checks, has not been effective in curbing it. The illegal wildlife trade also has larger ramifications ...

Certain modern reptiles make excellent pets due to their manageable size ... Many reptiles face threats from habitat loss, climate change and illegal wildlife trade. For example, the leatherback sea ...

Two reptile experts said they believed the female crocodile had been smuggled into the city as a pet, and urged the government to ramp up regulations on the trade in exotic animals. The unusual ...

The dense tropical forests, isolated mountain peaks and limestone karst caverns of the Greater Mekong region yielded a ...

PETALING JAYA: Is Malaysia becoming an unwitting illegal supplier of reptiles and amphibians ... to even own certain exotic pets. This opens up a market for illicit trade and smuggling.

The lack of control over the market for exotic wildlife trade as it exists today can lead to serious consequences for ...

Sai Keung Tin from Hong Kong pled guilty to smuggling endangered turtles from California, falsely labeling them as snacks. He ...

The COVID-19 global pandemic has drawn new attention to how people think about wild animals, consume them and interact with them, and how those interactions can affect public health. Advertisement ...

These reptiles used to live around the world ... They are also popular on the black market pet trade. Though it’s illegal because the tuatara is a protected species in New Zealand, people ...