Baby orangutans in India expose 'frightening' scale of trafficking

Baby orang utans in India expose ‘frightening’ scale of trafficking

The situation is exacerbated by wealthy Indians seeking exotic status symbols to flaunt on social media. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Baby orangutans in India expose 'frightening' scale of trafficking

They warn of a growing multi-million-dollar trade in endangered animals, including apes smuggled through war-torn Myanmar to feed demand among wealthy Indians seeking exotic status symbols to flaunt on social media. "There have been several instances of exotic wild animals being found or seized across the country, said Sumanth Bindumadhav of Humane World for Animals India. "The scale is massive." Critically endangered orangutans are native only …