Five Baby Orangutans Found in India Expose the Brutal Global Wildlife Trafficking Trade
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Are private zoos an option when illegal animal smuggling is rampant
The discovery of five baby orangutans abandoned in an Odisha forest has raised concerns about illegal wildlife trafficking and the growing trade in exotic animals in India. The article questions how the orangutans reached the country and highlights the widespread flouting of international wildlife trade regulations, including CITES, despite protections under Indian law. It examines the risks associated with private zoos and exotic pet ownership,…
Five orangutan cubs, all less than 18 months old, were rescued in a forest in eastern India, in a case that raised suspicions of international trafficking of wild animals. Found abandoned in the forest region of Udayapur-Talsari, Balasore district, Odisha state, on September 8, the primates were sent to the Nandankanan zoo, where they remain in quarantine, under veterinary observation. Residents operated the Indian Forest Service after finding t…
Five orangutan cubs, not even 18 months old, found abandoned in a forest in India's Odisha state, have brought international animal trafficking to the forefront. The cubs, smuggled from Indonesia, may have been killed by poachers while trying to protect them. The illegal wildlife trade is worth $20 billion annually. This article, "International Animal Trafficking Found Behind Five Orangutan Cubs in Indian Forest," was first published on Serbesti…
Five Baby Orangutans Found in India Expose the Brutal Global Wildlife Trafficking Trade
Five baby orangutans discovered abandoned in a forest in Odisha, eastern India, have exposed the devastating human cost of the illegal wildlife trade. The critically endangered great apes, native to the rainforests of Southeast Asia, were found without their mothers and thousands of miles from their natural habitat. The discovery stunned local residents and forest […]
The five orangutans were completely unlike any other animals to be found in this part of eastern India.
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