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Online wildlife trade on the rise in Myanmar, WWF report says

Illegal purchases of wildlife online are growing in Myanmar, in a threat both to public health and to endangered species, a report by the World Wildlife Fund shows. The report on Friday found that enforcement of bans on such transactions has ...

01 Apr 2022 at 11:25

Online trade in illegally harvested wild plants ‘putting species at risk’

Wild plants are being illegally harvested and sold online at a rate that is putting species at risk, conservationists have warned. Global demand for wild plants for homes and gardens has risen rapidly in recent years, according to Traffic, ...

04 Sept 2024 at 00:01

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German customs officials find tarantulas hidden in spongecake boxes

Customs officials have released photos from a seizure of roughly 1,500 young tarantulas found inside plastic containers that had been hidden in chocolate spongecake boxes shipped to an airport in western Germany. Customs officials found ...

14 Jul 2025 at 14:06

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10 cheetah cubs destined to be sold as pets rescued from captivity

Ten cheetah cubs held in captivity since birth and destined for international wildlife trade markets have been rescued in Somaliland, a breakaway region of Somalia. Laurie Marker, the founder of the Cheetah Conservation Fund (CCF), ...

20 Aug 2025 at 17:25

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