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Teens Busted With 5,000 Ants Plead Guilty to Trafficking

Wildlife trafficking is a serious crime regardless of species.

04.18.25

By Luis Prada
News

Endangered Sea Turtles Found Slaughtered Next to Abandoned Stove and Knife

10.08.21

By Heather Chen
Tech

30 Tons of Pangolin Parts Seized in Historic Trafficking Bust

02.12.19

By Sarah Emerson
Tech

DNA Forensics Is Helping Authorities to Catch Elephant Ivory Cartels

09.19.18

By Sarah Emerson
Environment

Facebook Is a Black Market For Vietnam’s Wildlife Traffickers

11.16.16

By Sarah Emerson
Tech

Facebook Is a Black Market For Vietnam’s Wildlife Traffickers

11.15.16

By Sarah Emerson
News

Brutal Blood Sports Are on the Rise in the UK

01.15.16

By Charles Parkinson
Tech

The World’s Most Endangered Marine Mammal Might Have Just Got a Lifeline

10.15.15

By Victoria Turk
News

China’s Tiger Farms Are Driving Illegal Trade in Pelts and Tiger Bone Wine

01.14.15

By Grace Chua
Tech

Bear Bile, Seahorses, and Tortoise Jelly: The UK Had a Record Year for Wildlife Busts

11.15.13

By Victoria Turk
Tech

The US Is Tackling the Wildlife Trade Like the Drug War

11.13.13

By Derek Mead

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