Wildlife trafficking is one of the most lucrative illicit industries worldwide, with large volumes occurring through online ...

Elephants, tigers, sharks and pangolins are only a few of the many animals pressured by the multi-billion-dollar industries of poaching and illegal wildlife trade. The intense demand for certain ...

In late 2025, Interpol coordinated a global operation across 134 nations, seizing roughly 30,000 live animals, confiscating ...

MOROGORO, Tanzania — Often dismissed as pests, rats have long been misunderstood. But the African giant pouched rat (Cricetomys gambianus), the world’s longest, is challenging that perception. With ...

Editor's note: An except of this piece appeared in Cog's newsletter. You can subscribe here. This year the United Nations World Wildlife Day (WWD) theme was “Conservation Finance: Investing in People ...