India has urged the UN wildlife trade body, CITES, not to restrict its imports of endangered species, defending Vantara, a private zoo in Gujarat run by the philanthropic arm of billionaire Mukesh Ambani’s family. The zoo, spanning 3,500 acres, has faced allegations of irregular animal shipments, prompting heightened scrutiny from authorities in Germany and the […]
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Global wildlife summit approves shark protections
Panama City: Delegates at a global summit on trade in endangered species on Friday approved a plan to protect 54 more shark species, a move that could drastically reduce the lucrative and cruel shark fin trade. Members of the requiem shark and the hammerhead shark families will now have their trade tightly controlled under the […]
Panama says withdrawing flag from tanker towed to Iran, cites violations
PANAMA CITY: Panama’s maritime authority said on Saturday it had begun the process of withdrawing the registration of an oil tanker called MT Riah, which was towed to Iran after it disappeared from ship tracking maps in the Strait of Hormuz on July 14. Panama began the flag withdrawal process on Friday after an investigation […]