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      • Reinforcing Forest Protection
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      • Catalysing Conservation
      • Resilient Futures
      • Freshwater Ecosystems
        • Riverine Ecosystems and Livelihoods Programme
        • Programme Makara
      • Pangolin Ecology and Conservation
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Trapped In Trade campaign

Wildlife trafficking of live wild animals and their trade to feed the soaring demand for exotic pets in the country has exploded into a burning conservation issue. Many affluent Indians are increasingly buying, keeping and even breeding non-domesticated, exotic pets largely illegally with impunity.
29 Sep 2022

Forced to Pay the Ultimate Price for the Pet Trade

by Purva Variyar, Wildlife Conservation Trust | posted in: People & Environment |

This article is part of a special WCT #TrappedInTrade blog series which is focused on the problem of growing demand for exotic wild animals in India and the urgent need for stronger wildlife laws for better regulation of the same. … Read More

Trapped In Trade campaign
[Expert Speak] Law Over Advisory is the Urgent Need of the Hour: Envisioning the Anatomy of a Potential Law to Regulate Trade in Exotic Animals in India
2 Nov 2021

[Expert Speak] Law Over Advisory is the Urgent Need of the Hour

by Mridula Vijairaghavan | posted in: People & Environment |

Envisioning the Anatomy of a Potential Law to Regulate Trade in Exotic Animals in India The lack of a mechanism to regulate trade in exotic animals in India is not in consonance with international conventions and has led to a … Read More

Trapped In Trade campaign
India’s Burning Exotic Pet Trade: Crisis Why We Should Be Worried About the Rise in Demand for Exotic Animals
15 Oct 2021

India’s Burning Exotic Pet Trade Crisis

by Purva Variyar, Wildlife Conservation Trust | posted in: People & Environment |

Why We Should Be Worried About the Rise in Demand for Exotic Animals This article is part of the special WCT Blog series which will focus on the growing demand for exotic species in India and the urgent need for … Read More

Trapped In Trade campaign
This article is the first in the special WCT Blog series which will focus on the serious issue of growing demand for exotic species in India
29 Sep 2021

India’s Growing Fetish for Wildlife Of The Exotic Kind

by Purva Variyar, Wildlife Conservation Trust | posted in: People & Environment |

Feeding the Deadly Pet Trade in Exotic Species This article is the first in the special WCT Blog series which will focus on the serious issue of growing demand for exotic species in India and the urgent need for stronger … Read More

Trapped In Trade campaign
Why India Needs Stronger Laws to Protect Exotic Species on its Soil - Regulating the Burgeoning Pet Trade in the Country
29 Sep 2021

Why India Needs Stronger Laws to Protect Exotic Species on its Soil

by Purva Variyar, Wildlife Conservation Trust | posted in: People & Environment |

Regulating the Burgeoning Pet Trade in the Country This article is part of the special WCT Blog series which will focus on the growing demand for exotic species in India and the urgent need for stronger wildlife laws for better … Read More

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