HONG KONG | Fifty Eastern box #turtles calued at HK$5 million stolen in Tsuen Wan burglary dimsumdaily.hk/fifty-eastern-…

INDIA | Acting on a tip-off, Chennai Customs nab woman arriving from Malaysia with 4 siamangs; also arrested contact person meeting her at airport to receive the shipment #wildlifecrime #wildlife #illegalwildlifetrade

INDIA | Sulawesi & Visayan Hornbills confiscated (Indonesia & the Philippines endemics respectively) confiscated in Mumbai Airport, conceale in luggage of 2 passengers on Air India flight from Bangkok. #wildlifecrime #illegalwildlifetrade

Surveys on #tokay gecko trade as traditional Chinese medicine in Hong Kong put spotlight on imports from Indonesia and Vietnam #illegalwildlifetrade #wildlifetrade CITES onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/in…

Keep it spooky, but keep it kind this #Halloween. Don't feed into the macabre practice of using dead bats as Halloween decor. Help save the stunning Painted Woolly Bat from senseless slaughter. Learn how: goto.gg/65277

#BREAKING Authorities seized two #red_panda #pelts from an individual in Kathmandu, Nepal. More details at setopati.com/social/342675

SRI LANKA | Unprecedented Rs. 116 million fine for 2 Russians caught collecting over 230 specimens at the Sinharaja & Horton Plains NP; speculation that the animals were headed for Terraristika, the world’s largest reptile fair in Hamm, Germany. shorturl.at/2Dd2G

Happy #Diwali ! May this auspicious celebration illuminate your path and bring you peace, happiness, and success.

MALAYSIA | "...concealing endangered #turtles in large quantities within luggage is peculiar, raising questions about how smugglers can bypass airport x-ray scanners..". Report suspected #trafficking of turtles to Jabatan PERHILITAN's Hotline 1-800-88-5151. thevibes.com/articles/news/…

"[These] forums show that people collect spiders a bit like people collect #Pokemon – they want to 'catch 'em all'," says Dr. Alice C Hughes of The University of Hong Kong. It's a spot-on analogy, considering how many different colours and patterns tarantulas can assume." bbc.com/future/article…

INDIA | Another interception of #turtles trafficked vi Mumbai's International Airport from Bangkok, Thailand.

Punjab wildlife squad recovers around 1,000 poached lizards in Punjab. Some local wildlife officials may be complicit in the illicit trade, of illegally poached lizards: officials tribune.com.pk/story/2506917/…

AUSTRALIA | Woman fined $20,000 for four offences of keeping native wildlife incl. Northern blue-tongued lizard, Woma python, Carpet python, Shingleback lizard; desi.qld.gov.au/our-department…

INDIA | Orangutan, reptiles seized in wildlife trafficking bust by authorities acting on a tip-off

A total of 17 #African_ball_pythons, #African_sultana_tortoises, and a #Serval_Cat were seized from smugglers in Andhra Pradesh, India. The accused were caught attempting to smuggle the species from Bhubaneswar, Odisha, to Bengaluru. Read more at aninews.in/news/national/…

USA | Changes to regulations meant to quell the spread of invasive reptile and amphibian species passed by Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commissioners. louisianasportsman.com/hunting/other-…

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NEW | Monitor study reveals rise in online wildlife trade, with #Binturongs being heavily exploited for the pet trade. linkedin.com/pulse/wildlife…

Check out our latest paper looking at the trade in bear products in Hong Kong, carried out in collaboration with WWF Hong Kong linkedin.com/feed/update/ur…