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Baby orangutans found in India expose vast exotic wildlife smuggling network

Reporting reveals pattern of escalating exotic animal seizures across India

1 Sep 17 · 7d ago · 1 article · 1 source · development 1 of 2

Deutsche Welle investigation documents a sharp increase in exotic wildlife smuggling into India since 2020, with major seizures including 40 animals from Malaysia in November 2024, 284 from Thailand in June 2025, and 20 from Bangkok in July 2025. TRAFFIC data shows 7,272 individual animals seized from passenger baggage on Thailand-India routes alone between January 2022 and May 2025.

Reporting reveals pattern of escalating exotic animal seizures across India
Japan Times

“Both the volume of this trafficking, and the number of species involved, many of which are endangered, have been shocking.”

Uttara Mendiratta

Indonesia's Forestry Ministry Claimant authority over orangutansGanesh Ram Singh Khuntia Odisha Forest and Environment MinisterTRAFFIC Wildlife trade monitoring networkKanitha Krishnasamy Southeast Asia director, TRAFFICUttara Mendiratta Conservation researcher and practitioner

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