Bangladesh cracks down on illegal wildlife captivity — but what happens after?

Bangladesh cracks down on illegal wildlife captivity — but what happens after?

Last month, 48 animals — including endangered species like Asian black bears (Ursus thibetanus), greater adjutant storks (Leptoptilos dubius) and Bengal slow lorises (Nycticebus bengalensis) — were found to be kept captive, all in a debilitated condition, at an illegally established mini zoo in Mymensingh in north-central Bangladesh. On April 8, the Forest Department’s Wildlife Crime Control Unit (WCCU) team and a few local volunteers, led by wi…