With just the click of a button or a swipe on a phone, it’s possible to buy almost anything online, including rare or ...

A major U.S. shark fin bust reveals how protected species are still slipping through global trade routes disguised as ...

Despite more than a decade of international efforts to curb the trade of threatened shark species, new research led by FIU marine biologist Diego Cardeñosa and Demian Chapman, director of the Shark ...

Live animal trafficking has reached its highest level on record, Interpol announced on Thursday, following a global operation that uncovered nearly 30,000 trafficked animals and identified more than 1 ...

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Eleven cheetah cubs were rescued from illegal trade in Somaliland in what a conservationist described on Thursday as “one of the largest confiscations of the species.” Brazil ...

A nondescript carry-on bag hanging from the shoulder of an international traveler caught the attention of a customs officer at Miami International Airport. The bag itself was uninteresting. The ...

In an intervention that might one day inspire the animated animal version of Argo, the Cheetah Conservation Fund and Somaliland’s Ministry of Environment and Climate Change rescued two cheetah ...

Authorities worldwide have seized an average of nine tigers each month over the past five years, highlighting a worsening trafficking crisis that threatens the survival of one of the planet's most ...

The Bangladesh Forest Department recently confiscated a large shipment of freshwater turtles from smugglers in the capital city. Experts say the consumer base for freshwater turtles is expanding in ...

Great apes are humans’ closest relatives in the animal kingdom. As much as 98.8% of their DNA is shared, but while the number of humans living on the planet is increasing fast, other great apes are in ...

Two female Mexican spider monkeys were stolen from their home in the wild and put into an illegal wildlife pet trade. But now ...