As Nepal’s reptiles are one of the least studied among the country’s diverse flora and fauna, researchers have long been ...

The National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN) has identified and described a new species of the bow-fingered gecko genus (Cyrtodactylus) from East Java, naming it Cyrtodactylus pecelmadiun.

By Spoorthy Raman Since the dawn of civilization, humans have traded wildlife and wildlife products, such as ivory, shells, ...

在接受新华社记者采访时，北京林业大学野生动物研究所教授时坤表示，非法“异宠”交易不仅违反我国野生动物保护相关法律法规和国际公约，还由于存在大量走私境外物种，或者“异宠”被遗弃、“放生”、逃逸等情况，给我国本土生物种群和公共卫生防疫均带来安全风险。记者发现，当前要加强监管仍有一些难点。一名业内人士说，非法“异宠”交易能获暴利，且此类违法行为取证较难、惩处力度不大，有监管部门往往采取“民不举官不究”的 ...