Wildlife trafficking is one of the world's biggest illegal trades, and the U.S. creates much of the demand for pet primates. Now there's a proposed ban on privately owning and breeding these animals.

Growing interest in commercial octopus farming threatens to subject these cognitively complex, sentient animals to inhumane ...

The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) marks 50 years since it entered into force on Tuesday, celebrating five decades of protecting endangered ...

Scientists and governments are calling for the strongest international protections yet for sharks and rays, citing ...

Following a New World screwworm assessment by USDA staff in Mexico and ongoing conversations between Secretary Rollins and ...

A new study reveals shocking numbers in global seahorse trafficking. Learn which species are targeted and where smugglers operate.

Customs officers said they stopped a plane passenger with a wriggling cargo of live snakes, the third such seizure this month ...

Preserving the Jones Act, which requires the use of U.S. vessels, and antitrust enforcement are key to saving American ...

In this opinion piece, John Torres, a longtime biotech government affairs executive and policy expert, argues that the farm ...

Seventeen countries — including Japan, a top importer — have lifted avian influenza-related import bans on Brazilian poultry ...

The laws around the products are complex. Investigators make shocking discovery after probe into dozens of markets in US ...

A passenger arriving in Mumbai from Thailand caught the attention of airport customs officers after showing signs of ...