Why the ant-smuggling trade is booming – and why we should care - ANALYSIS: Organised crime groups have moved from smuggling ...

Four men were recently arrested and fined for attempting to smuggle more than 5,000 ants out of Kenya. Aiming to sell them as ...

Three men were arrested on Japan’s Amami Islands after being caught with thousands of protected hermit crabs stuffed into suitcases.

Three Chinese nationals were arrested on a holiday Island of Japan after thousands of protected hermit crabs were found smuggled in suitcases, CNN reported on Saturday. The Tribune, now published ...

AMAMI, Japan (WKRC) - Three men were arrested in a hotel after they were allegedly caught with "thousands" of live hermit crabs in their suitcases with the intent to smuggle them out of the country.

TOKYO -- Japanese exports of gold are surging as U.S. tariffs and other economic concerns drive global demand, fueling questions over where the ingots originated in the first place. Japan's ...

PUTRAJAYA: A total of 10 investigation papers have been opened in connection with wildlife smuggling activities at Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) between 2023 and April 2025. In a ...

The Kenya Wildlife Service director Erustus Kanga said the cases marked a turn away from big game trade on the black market. "This case represents far more than insect smuggling," he said.

Analysis - Four men were recently arrested and fined for attempting to smuggle more than 5,000 ants out of Kenya. Aiming to sell them as part of the exotic pet trade, these ants were being stored in ...

This unusual case highlights an important yet overlooked aspect of wildlife trafficking.     Wildlife trafficking is a crime against nature which occurs mainly because of consumer demand. Trafficking ...