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The National: Illegal Wildlife Trade ‘funnelled back to organised crime in the region’
Legitimate shops in Dubai found selling smuggled exotic pets on social media for tens of thousands of dirhams Like many modern markets, the pet trade has migrated from traditional shopfronts…
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The National: Syrian Breeders Supplying UAE Illegal Exotic Pet Trade
The UAE government is calling on Ukraine and Syria to help it investigate the smuggling of exotic animals into the Gulf from the two countries. International authorities have uncovered the…
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Young Ambassador Jeremy Raises £1,500 for Cheetahs this Christmas Season
Young Ambassador Jeremy has been hard at work over the holiday season hand making cards to sell in order to raise money for the Cheetah Conservation Fund UK.
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Another Cheetah Cub Confiscated in Somaliland
Another cheetah cub has been confiscated in Somaliland. Mariam, a female, is about 8 weeks’ old and had luckily…
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Young Ambassador Sara Raises Money for CCF UK this Christmas
CCF UK Young Ambassador Sara has once again been hard at work raising money for CCF UK. Every year, Sara has a stand at the Ree Park Safari Zoo…
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CCF UK to Partner with Fixer Lifestyle Group to Raise Funds for Cheetah Conservation
Once occupying a range that stretched across Africa and Asia, the wild cheetah population has decreased by 92% over…
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Pacific Standard: Social Media Platforms And The Black Market Sale Of Cheetahs
Photo: Win McNamee/Getty Images) A new analysis finds that, between February of 2012 and July of 2018, a total of 1,367 cheetahs were offered on sale through 906 posts on…
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Motherboard: Traffickers Are Using Instagram and YouTube as Black Markets for Live Cheetahs
Screenshot: YouTube A new report identified more than 900 advertisements for poached cheetahs on social media. Since 2012, at least 1,367 cheetahs were offered for sale on social media and ecommerce…
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Mongabay: Illegal cheetah trade continues through Instagram, 4sale, YouTube
Image of cheetah cubs by Bernard DUPONT via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0) by Shreya Dasgupta on 22 October 2018 Between February 2012 and July…
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Tehran Times: Iran outlaws private ownership of wild animals
TEHRAN – Iran has outlawed the private ownership of wild animals, including cheetahs, lions and tigers, and will fine or imprison anyone parading the wild animals in public,…
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