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Do Not ‘Engage Formally’: UK Officials Advised Against Billionaire-Run Zoo Ahead of CITES Meeting

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LONDON — British officials explicitly advised government ministers to not engage formally with Vantara, the controversial zoo founded and led by Indian billionaire Anant Ambani, according to documents obtained by Mongabay and The Guardian under the Freedom of Information Act. Ambani is the son of one of India’s richest men, Mukesh Ambani, chairman and managing […]

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Do not ‘engage formally’: UK officials advised against billionaire-run zoo ahead of CITES meeting

LONDON — British officials explicitly advised government ministers to not engage formally with Vantara, the controversial zoo founded and led by Indian billionaire Anant Ambani, according to documents obtained by Mongabay and The Guardian under the Freedom of Information Act. Ambani is the son of one of India’s richest men, Mukesh Ambani, chairman and managing […]

·Menlo Park, United States
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Billionaire heir Anant Ambani's zoo rebuffed by Britain

British officials told ministers not to engage formally with Vantara, the zoo run by Mukesh Ambani's son Anant, after lobbyists approached the government.

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'Vantara' Lobbying: British Ministers Advised Not to Make Official Intervention | 'Vantara' Lobbying: British Ministers Advised Not to Make Official Intervention

London: British government ministers have been instructed not to have any official dealings with Vantara, the mega zoo owned by Anand Ambani, the son of Indian billionaire Mukesh Ambani, documents show.

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Conservation news broke the news in Menlo Park, United States on Tuesday, November 3, 2026.
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