#wildlife-trade

#wildlife-trade

According to the report, the facility's then owner, Peter Bandre, told inspectors that 21 two-toed sloths from Guyana were victims of a cold stun, after temporary heaters failed. The warehouse had no water or power of its own, Bandre said, and the heaters were run by extension cables from a neighboring building.

The rise of Chinese demand for donkey skins has destabilized African communities, leading to a continent-wide ban on their slaughter to specifically protect women's health and improve family incomes.

Wildlife hunters took home nearly 1,800 giraffe body parts trophies in a year including from more than 100 animals specially bred in captivity to be shot.

The booming demand for small-clawed otters in Tokyo's animal cafes is raising concerns among conservationists, linking them to poaching hotspots in Thailand.

"For decades, public-health experts have warned about the risks of infectious diseases jumping from animals to humans in markets such as Jatinegara, which are part of a global industry worth hundreds of billions of dollars annually."