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California Man Charged in Plot to Export Protected Turtles to Taiwan

The case spotlights a multi-agency push to curb turtle poaching by using the Lacey Act against false captive-breeding claims.

Bronx Zoo Rehabilitates 14 Trafficked Toucans, Sends Most to Accredited Zoos

US Proposes Endangered Status for Seven Pangolin Species

Study Finds Meat, Not Scales, Drives Nigeria’s Pangolin Hunts as Communities Back New Bans