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No Confiscation Of Exotic Birds Without Section 123 Notification Or Proof Of Smuggling: CESTAT Kolkata
13+ hour, 42+ min ago (178+ words) 4 July 2026 7: 27 PM IST On 3 July, the Kolkata Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) held that Customs authorities cannot confiscate exotic birds and mammals or impose penalties merely on suspicion of smuggling, where the goods are…...
South Africa loses bid to block rhino horn exports
17+ hour, 26+ min ago (344+ words) An Indian one-horned rhino grazes in the Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary in Morigaon, Assam, India, on June 22, 2026. [AFP] South Africa has lost a bid to overturn a court ruling that could allow exports of legally harvested rhino horn, the private conservationist…...
Himalayan Pangolin Recognized as Distinct Species, Faces Poaching Risk
12+ hour, 14+ min ago (259+ words) Whalesbook What Happened Scientists have officially confirmed the Himalayan pangolin as a genetically and physically distinct species, ending its long-standing classification as a subspecies of the Chinese pangolin Published research, which utilized genomic sequencing and morphological analysis, indicates that the…...
TRT Afrika - South Africa loses bid to block export of rhino horns
23+ hour, 21+ min ago (324+ words) South Africa has lost a bid to overturn a court ruling that could allow exports of legally harvested rhino horn, the private conservationist who brought the case said Friday. Trade in rhino horn has been banned globally since 1977 under the…...
Kimberley court clears path for legal trade in rhino horn - LNN
21+ hour, 13+ min ago (282+ words) A private rhino owner is one step closer to legally exporting rhino horn after the Northern Cape High Court yesterday denied the state leave to appeal against an earlier ruling to allow the sale of horns obtained from captive-bred rhinos…...
WOAH launches Wildlife Health Strategy 20262030 to strengthen prevention, surveillance systems and rapid response capacities - WOAH - World Organisation for Animal Health
1+ day, 13+ hour ago (352+ words) WOAH WOAH launches Wildlife Health Strategy 20262030 to strengthen prevention, surveillance systems and rapid response capacities - The page link has been copied to your clipboard During its 93rd General Session in May, the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) has launched its…...
PAW takes in 32 dogs from puppy mill
1+ day, 17+ hour ago (867+ words) Volunteer Dave Kaminski talks gently to and bathes a French bulldog rescued from a puppy mill recently and currently housed by PAW animal shelter. Kaminski was one of many volunteers to come out to help with the situation. (Angie Holland…...
Forest Department seizes over 1, 100 exotic animals in Dhaka; one sent to jail
1+ day, 22+ hour ago (235+ words) The Forest Department's Wildlife Crime Control Unit (WCCU) has arrested one person and seized 1, 104 exotic animals of various species from a house in Dhaka's Rupnagar area in a crackdown on the illegal wildlife trade. The raid was carried out last…...
Two more endangered Sunda pangolins handed over for rescue
2+ day, 1+ hour ago (230+ words) The Centre for Rescue, Conservation and Development of Organisms at Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park said on Friday that the pangolins (Manis javanica) had been found separately by residents in Quang Tri Province. One was discovered by Ho Van Luan…...
John Stossel exposes ASPCA on puppy mills.
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