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Three Taiwanese arrested with 52 rare animals at Don Mueang airport
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 17/10/2025
» Authorities have arrested three Taiwanese nationals after discovering dozens of rare animals stuffed into nylon stockings and hidden on their bodies as they attempted to leave the country through Don Mueang Airport.
Transnational illegal logging network busted in Nong Khai
Published on 18/09/2025
» Protected wood worth more than 14 million baht has been seized during a raid led by national park authorities on a warehouse in Nong Khai, as part of a crackdown on a major transnational illegal logging network in the northeastern province bordering Laos.
Toucans, tortoises saved in major Brazil trafficking bust
AFP, Published on 17/09/2025
» RIO DE JANEIRO — Brazilian police on Tuesday arrested 45 people and rescued hundreds of exotic animals in the biggest ever operation against wildlife traffickers in the world's most biodiverse nation.
Sri Lankan man arrested at airport for smuggling pythons in underwear
Sutthiwit Chayutworakan, Published on 04/07/2025
» A Sri Lankan man was apprehended at Suvarnabhumi airport for attempting to smuggle wildlife out of the country after three ball pythons were found hidden in his underwear.
Three arrested for selling smuggled orangutans from Indonesia
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 28/06/2025
» Three suspects have been arrested for selling orangutans smuggled from Indonesia by speedboat, with expected prices up to 250,000 baht.
Lesser spotted leopards in peril
News, Published on 05/05/2025
» In light of Saturday's International Leopard Day, we need to raise an urgent question: How long can we "celebrate" an event that now marks a countdown to the day these majestic creatures go extinct and become a thing of the past?
Police seize orangutans, exotic animals
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 23/01/2025
» Three orangutans were seized in Chumphon's Muang district on Wednesday while being delivered to Bangkok.
No Legal Action Possible in Thailand for Seized Baby Gorilla in Turkey
Published on 20/01/2025
» Authorities at Istanbul Airport in Turkey have confiscated a baby gorilla, reportedly en route to Thailand. The Natural Resources and Environmental Crime Suppression Division (NED) and the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation conducted an investigation into the destination farm in Nakhon Pathom Province. The investigation uncovered suspicious documentation, including an invoice falsely declaring the import of 50 rabbits. However, one of the crates contained the gorilla.
Surin sting nets tiger cubs, 100kg of elephant tusks
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 16/07/2024
» Two suspects have been arrested for an illegal trade of two tiger cubs and almost 100 kilogrammes of elephant tusks were also confisticated in a sting operation in Surin.
Vietnamese man arrested with protected birds
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 22/06/2024
» A Vietnamese man has been arrested and 58 protected birds, destined for another country, seized from a house in the Klong Chan area of Bangkok.