Baby orangutans found in Indian forest spark trafficking inquiry
· World · BBC News, The Guardian
Five baby orangutans were discovered in the Ranakata forest in Odisha, thousands of kilometres from their native habitats in Indonesia and Malaysia. The critically endangered apes were found near a state highway in the West Bengal border and were likely transported by an international smuggling network. The Odisha government and the Wildlife Crime Control Bureau have launched an investigation, as the infants have since been moved to Nandankanan Zoological Park in Bhubaneswar for quarantine and treatment.
Why it matters
The presence of multiple critically endangered primates in a non-native region suggests a significant international wildlife trafficking operation, necessitating a high-level security response.
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