Wildlife trade

Nigeria seizes 1,600 birds in 'largest' wildlife-trafficking bust
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Africa
Posted
6 August
Indian man arrested with 47 venomous vipers in bag at Mumbai airport
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Asia
Posted
2 June
What in the World. Why would someone try to smuggle 5,000 ants? Audio, 13 minutes
Kenya hopes to use bio-piracy laws to crack down on wildlife smuggling
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BBC World Service
Available for over a year
US man jailed for cloning giant sheep for trophy hunting
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US & Canada
Posted
1 October 2024
Thousands of rare bird eggs seized in Australia
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Australia
Posted
18 July 2024
Man caught smuggling 100 snakes in his trousers
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Asia
Posted
10 July 2024
Rare plants hidden in toys - and other trafficking tactics
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Africa
Posted
4 July 2024
Red panda found in luggage at Bangkok airport
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Asia
Posted
6 March 2024
'Brutal' donkey skin trade banned across Africa
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Science & Environment
Posted
19 February 2024
Woman arrested with 130 poisonous frogs in her bag
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Latin America & Caribbean
Posted
30 January 2024
Hundreds of lizards seized in Australia police bust
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Australia
Posted
8 January 2024
Thousands of young turtles saved from trafficking
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Latin America & Caribbean
Posted
20 December 2023
Border Force seize big cat body parts in operation
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UK
Posted
12 December 2023
Crossing Continents. Cyprus: The battle over songbird slaughter. Audio, 29 minutes
How killing migrating birds became a multi-million dollar criminal business.
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BBC Radio 4
Available for over a year
Latest News Picks. Pangolins: outwitting the traffickers. Audio, 5 minutes
These shy animals are facing extinction – because gangs are hunting them for profit.
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BBC News
Available for over a year
How undercover sting outwitted pangolin traffickers
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Africa
Posted
16 August 2023
The Monkey Haters. Audio, 37 minutes
The disturbing trade in the torment and torture of monkeys.
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BBC Radio 4
Available for over a year
Ivory ban to extend to hippos and killer whales
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Science & Environment
Posted
23 May 2023
Tiger and lions seized in raid on Mexican ranch
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Latin America & Caribbean
Posted
6 April 2023
Poachers target hippos for giant teeth in place of ivory
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Science & Environment
Posted
20 December 2022
Sharks and songbirds get new trade protections
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Science & Environment
Posted
26 November 2022
'Landmark vote' gives boost to threatened sharks
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Science & Environment
Posted
18 November 2022
Costing the Earth. Saving Vietnam's Wildlife. Audio, 28 minutes
Meet the local hero helping to save Vietnamese wildlife from the Chinese medicine trade.
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BBC Radio 4
Available for over a year
Colourful songbirds could be traded to extinction
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Science & Environment
Posted
17 September 2022