In a significant animal-trafficking bust, the Sri Lankan Navy has busted a bird smuggling attempt. what happened According to Daily News, the Kachchativu Naval Detachment under SLNS Wasaba in the Sri Lanka Northern Naval Command detected a suspicious dinghy and immediately took action to mount an investigation. Upon arriving on the dinghy, the authorities discovered … Read more
New research exposes the staggering scale of the global wildlife trade entering the United States, and paints a disturbing picture of a system operating in the dark. A study published in Current Biology compiled two decades of data and found that the volume of wild animals being sent across borders is much greater – and … Read more
Peruvian police recently detained a man from South Korea who was trying to smuggle hundreds of endangered tarantulas onto a plane. What is going on? The Washington Post reported that the strange encounter began at Lima’s Jorge Chávez International Airport. The staff was doing security checks on the passengers and noticed a man who appeared … Read more