Globally, insect species are declining. This is caused by an array of threats such as pollution, pesticides, climate change ...

Three men were arrested on Japan’s Amami Islands after being caught with thousands of protected hermit crabs stuffed into suitcases.

Analysis - Four men were recently arrested and fined for attempting to smuggle more than 5,000 ants out of Kenya. Aiming to sell them as part of the exotic pet trade, these ants were being stored in ...

Officials at a Thailand airport seized 21 large foam boxes from a man traveling to Uzbekistan and recovered 21 rare animals.

Hermit crabs are classified as “national natural monuments” in Japan and protected under Japanese law. It’s unknown why the three men were transporting the crustaceans.

This unusual case highlights an important yet overlooked aspect of wildlife trafficking.     Wildlife trafficking is a crime against nature which occurs mainly because of consumer demand. Trafficking ...

The Internet has allowed sellers to be more secretive and avoid detection. Researchers raise red flag over alarming new pet ...

The almost 3-year-old Valerie was trapped April 25 in remarkably good condition after 529 days living like a feral animal.

President Trump is going God one better. God told Adam and Eve to start having children. The president is considering adding ...

SANDY — A Utah couple is being accused of money laundering and smuggling oil into the U.S. from Mexican cartels, after they were arrested during a multistate raid by U.S. Marshals, according to ...