A wild animal is still wild, even if it's in captivity. Swipe ➡️
#wild #apa #wildiswild #exoticpettrade #captivity #endthetrade
#animalprotectionagency #endtheexoticpettrade

Kenya arrests Chinese national over attempt to smuggle 2,000 queen ants The suspect had packed some ants in test tubes while others were concealed in tissue paper rolls, prosecutor says.

🐜🚨 Another case of large-scale wildlife poaching for the international #ExoticPetTrade: Chinese national arrested over attempt to smuggle 2,000 queen ants from #Kenya.

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#StolenWildlife #WildlifeCrime #WildlifeTrade #conservation
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Animal exploitation is NEVER for the animals benefit 🦎

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#endanimalexploitation #exoticpettrade

Habitat destruction, illegal trade threaten Sri Lanka’s endangered agamid lizards COLOMBO — In Sri Lanka, agamid lizard species are growing increasingly vulnerable due to three main factors: shrinking habitats, climate change and being traded as exotic pets. The Indian Ocean island...

🦎🚨 Illegal #ExoticPetTrade is a major threat to Sri Lanka’s endangered lizards - and the EU is a main destination.

#NotAPet #StolenWildlife #reptiles #SriLanka #Biodiversity

@humaneworldeurope.bsky.social @ifaweu.bsky.social @wcs.org @mongabay.com

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Gary from Zootopia 2 is a hit in China. Now young people are buying venomous pit vipers | CNN Qi Weihao recently welcomed a new family member – a beautiful, highly venomous, blue snake.

🐍🚨 The #Disney film #Zootopia2, with its character Gary De'Snake, is likely to fuel demand for the beautiful but venomous island pit viper as a “pet” not only in China — this species is also in demand here in Europe...

#ExoticPetTrade #terrarium #NotAPet

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Galapagos Leguan: Galapagos iguanas

Great news from #CITESCoP20: International trade in Galápagos iguanas is now banned. Ethiopian puff adders, Stutz’s hinged turtle & the Haitian gall wasp snake also gain stronger protection. All are heavily targeted by the illegal #pettrade! #StolenWildlife #ExoticPetTrade

Yesterday at #CITESCoP20 we held a side event on #StolenWildlife - supporting the proposals by #Australia, #Ethiopia & #Ecuador seeking to protect their endemic species.

#WildlifeTrade #WildlifeCrime #Galapagos #reptiles #exoticpettrade
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Füssen, Bayern: Tierschmuggel-Verdacht – 31 Schildkröten in Schuhkartons transportiert Am Sonntag (9. November) hat die Bundespolizei am Grenztunnel Füssen (BAB 7) ein Fahrzeug mit kuriosem Transportgut kontrolliert. Für die insgesamt 31 griechischen Landschildkröten stimmten die Transportpapiere nicht. Die Beamten übergaben die Panzerkriecher dem Reptilienzoo in Füssen.

🐢🚨 Tierschmuggel in #Bayern: 31 Landschildkröten in Schuhkartons beschlagnahmt

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#NotAPet #ExoticPetTrade #Tierhandel #Artenschutz #Füssen

Criminalise trade in illegally sourced wildlife, while boosting traceability | Euractiv Experts are calling for a dual approach, combining stronger EU legislation to criminalise imports of illegally sourced wildlife with an upgraded TRACES system to record all species entering the bloc

🦎📢 Criminalise trade in illegally sourced #wildlife, while boosting traceability - great article by @euractiv.com on the EU's serious legal gaps to combat #wildlifecrime.

#StolenWildlife #exoticpettrade
@ifaweu.bsky.social @humaneworldeurope.bsky.social
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Gericht in Kleve verbietet Haltung von Savannah-Katzen - Tierart durch Justin Bieber bekannt Das Oberverwaltungsgericht in Münster hat entschieden, dass die Savannah-Katze nicht als Haustier in Kleve gehalten werden darf.

🐆‼️Wildtiere sind keine Haustiere - das entschied auch das Oberverwaltungsgericht in Münster 👏. Eine Kreuzung aus Serval & Hauskatze eignet sich nun mal nicht für die Privathaltung...

#Savannah #NotAPet #ExoticPetTrade #Tierschutz
@tierschutzbund.bsky.social

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A brown lizard with spikes down its back, an earless monitor lizard, sits on a green-covered rock. Its head is turned to the side, its brightly colored eye facing the camera.

Earless monitor lizards are being driven to extinction by the exotic pet trade. Just five subpopulations of these real-life dragons remain in their rainforest-covered habitat of Borneo.

Tell the Service to give them the protection they need under the ESA ➡️ https://bit.ly/4mvG7Ou

#ExoticPetTrade

A novel, the exotic pet trade, and rescued reptiles looking for a forever home. Read the full story at rodraglinauthor.com/blog

#murdermystery #exoticpettrade #reptiles #pets

Reptilien in Plastikboxen gezwängt auf Tiermesse in Hamm

30 Jahre Tierleid 🐍❌ In Hamm (NRW) findet am Samstag wieder Europas größte Reptilienbörse statt: Tiere in Plastikboxen, Wildfänge, sogar bedrohte Arten.

📢 Wir fordern ein Ende von Tierbörsen & eine #Positivliste!

#NotAPet #ExoticPetTrade #WildlifeCrime #Exoten

Wildlife Trade: Does the ‘Livelihoods Depend on It’ Defense Hold Up? • The Revelator New research into the turtle-meat trade reveals that assumptions and unsubstantiated claims could hurt conservation efforts.

🐢 Great article by Tracy Keeling on #livelihoods & the true costs of #WildlifeTrade.

#turtles #conservation #reptiles #exoticleather #exoticpettrade #sustainability #biodiversity #CITES
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'Robo-Bunnies' Are the Newest Weapon in the Fight Against Invasive Burmese Pythons in Florida Scientists are experimenting with robotic rabbits in hopes of luring the destructive snakes out of hiding so they can be euthanized

"WATCH OUT FOR THAT RABBIT, HE'S DYNAMITE!"
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#exoticpettrade #exoticpets #stupidhumans #badpetowners #python #rabbit #robots #florida #snake #fakefood #fakes

Traffickers slither through loopholes with wild-caught African snakes and lizards JOHANNESBURG — South Africa is a hub for the international pet trade, with thousands of animals exported each year. Many of these are exotic birds and mammals like parrots and marmosets, bred locally ...

🐍 🦎 💰 Another great article about the sell-off of nationally protected species for the European pet market, using a loophole in EU legislation... - via @mongabay.com

#StolenWildlife #reptiles #exoticpettrade #wildlifetrade #wildlifecrime

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Wir brauchen dringend strengere Rechtsvorschriften, um die Vermarktung solcher illegal beschaffter Tiere in der EU und innerhalb der EU zu verhindern.

#WildlifeCrime #ExoticPetTrade

Kenya arrests 4 suspected ant traffickers, seize 5,300 harvester ants In two separate but related incidents, Kenyan authorities have arrested four suspects for illegally possessing and attempting to smuggle some 5,300 ants valued at about 1.2 million Kenyan shillings ($...

🐜🚨 2 of the 4 ant traffickers, who were arrested in Kenya, are from Belgium. The 2 aimed to smuggle ~ 5,000 ants to Europe, including giant harvester ants, on sale in Europe for > 200 €/queen.

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#WildlifeCrime #StolenWildlife #ExoticPetTrade #NotAPet #ants

Regulation loopholes fuel illegal wildlife trade from Latin America to Europe Latin America, a biodiversity hotspot home to 40% of the world’s species, is witnessing an alarming decline in its wildlife. Illegal wildlife trafficking to wealthier parts of the world, such as North...

Regulation loopholes fuel illegal wildlife trade from Latin America to Europe - via @mongabay.bsky.social

#StolenWildlife #wildlifecrime #exoticpettrade

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Four bird smugglers sentened to 8-12 months prison in Purto Rico. When the criminals were caught last year, they threw the bird crates into the sea - more than 100 birds drowned...

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@wwfeu.bsky.social @awionline.org
#wildlifecrime #wildbirds #cites #exoticpettrade

Illegal trade is pushing Bangladesh’s freshwater turtles to the brink On Dec. 28, 2024, wildlife inspectors from Bangladesh’s Forest Department, following a tip-off, intercepted an intercity bus in Dhaka. They discovered two crates full of live turtles in the luggage co...

🐢⚡ Illegal trade is pushing Bangladesh’s freshwater #turtles to the brink - via @mongabay.bsky.social

#WildlifeCrime #CITES #ExoticPetTrade #TCM
#StolenWildlife

@chrisrshepherd.bsky.social @awionline.org @centerforbiodiv.bsky.social

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🐍 The 2025 Lunar New Year celebrates the #YearOfTheSnake, but snakes in the exotic pet trade suffer immensely. Whether wild-caught or captive-bred, their needs can never truly be met. Snakes belong in the wild, NOT as pets 💔

#ExoticPetTrade #WildlifeNotPets

Frostfang memories 💗 when she was on bed rest for an injured ACL. This was a mink who arrived hating to be touched, from a mystery exotics market background, illegally sold as a ferret, no teeth, and a tail shortened by 1/4 - 1/5 or so.
#ExoticPetTrade #MinkFarm

Virginia furthers efforts to combat illegal turtle trade - WTOP News Virginia is furthering efforts to combat the illegal reptile and amphibian trade in the commonwealth through a resolution passed by the Board of Wildlife Resources.

Virginia furthers efforts to combat illegal #turtle trade: wtop.com/virginia/202...

#turtles #terrapins #Testudines #exoticpets #exoticpettrade #herps #reptiles #wildlife #animals #nature