Global Treaties & CITES

21+ hour, 48+ min ago   (478+ words) View all posts by Theresia Sufa → BOGOR – The government is taking serious steps to return five orangutan babies found in a forest area in India after they received treatment. Forestry Ministry public relations and foreign cooperation bureau head Ristiano Pribadi…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (324+ words) An Italian man was stopped at Turin Airport after customs agents found a crocodile head in his luggage The crocodile species is protected under CITES, and transporting it without a license can result in fines or jail time, Italian officials…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago   (246+ words) Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has constituted a five-member technical committee to oversee the welfare and care of five baby orangutans rescued from a casuarina forest in Balasore district earlier this week. The critically endangered primates, which are not native to…...

1+ day, 11+ hour ago   (267+ words) The Independent Singapore News Elephant ivory tusk hidden inside modified tumbler seized at Keppel Entrance — Indonesian crew member arrested SINGAPORE: ICA officers at Keppel Entrance Crew Office have foiled an attempt to smuggle an elephant ivory tusk into Singapore,…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago   (707+ words) Tragic Trade Reality: The weights of the five rescued cubs (ranging from 2.06 kg to 4.78 kg) prove they are unweaned infants and toddlers, confirming that their protective mothers were killed by traffickers. Non-Invasive Care: Veterinarians are relying on thermal imaging cameras…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago   (1277+ words) How did five infant orangutans, belonging to a Critically Endangered species that are native to only Indonesia and Malaysia, end up in the forests of Odisha? Where are they now, and what does their future hold? The Wire breaks this…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago   (644+ words) Five infant orangutans rescued from a forest in Odisha have raised serious questions about illegal wildlife trafficking and India’s growing demand for exotic animals as pets. The animals, aged between six and eight months, were found by villagers in the…...

3+ day, 12+ hour ago   (791+ words) Indonesia is coordinating with Indian authorities to repatriate five baby orangutans rescued in Odisha's Balasore as agencies probe an international trafficking network. Indonesia's Ministry of Forestry is coordinating with Indian authorities and CITES to repatriate five rescued baby orangutans suspected…...

1+ day, 15+ hour ago   (290+ words) Jakarta: Indonesia is working with the authorities in India to expedite the repatriation of five baby orangutans who were found in an Odisha forest, suspected to be victims of transnational wildlife trafficking, according to a local media report. The cubs,…...

1+ day, 23+ hour ago   (424+ words) What the cute orangutans reveal about our ‘ugly’ biases The Times of India The Sanskrit phrase ‘Atithi devo Bhava’ (Treat the guest like god) is an apt motto for our tourism policy but perhaps best suited to the large,…...