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Conservation groups have released damning reports accusing Meta of hosting the world's largest illegal wildlife trafficking marketplace, with over 20,000 advertisements for endangered species remaining online despite being reported.
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A teenager has been arrested in Kota Bharu following a raid by wildlife authorities that uncovered a cache of protected animals including a RM20,000 red eagle, owls, and musang pandan specimens.
Authorities in China arrested and jailed a man for breeding more than 300 protected pythons in his residential flat. Police identified the suspect by tracking abnormally high electricity consumption needed to maintain the reptiles' habitat.
Laotian authorities have uncovered a significant wildlife trafficking operation, rescuing nearly 300 live animals and confiscating tonnes of illegal wildlife products across multiple border provinces, exposing the region's role in a global trade worth billions.
Wildlife authorities in Sabah arrested a 27-year-old Filipino man at a plantation in Kampung Paris 3 after discovering 10 live pangolins and elephant tusks in his possession, marking another significant trafficking bust in the region.