„Descoperire deosebit de îngrijorătoare”: Mai mulți pui de urangutan au fost găsiți departe de habitatul lor natural. A fost deschisă o anchetă

Five orangutan infants were discovered in a forest in eastern India, far from their natural habitat. Authorities are investigating how they arrived there, suspecting illegal trafficking. The infants were found in Odisha and are currently in quarantine at Nandankanan Zoo. Experts express concern over their young age and the absence of adult orangutans nearby, indicating they may have been transported illegally. The discovery raises alarms about wildlife trafficking, as orangutans are critically endangered and often sold as exotic pets. In 2022, two other orangutan infants were found abandoned near the Assam-Mizoram border, suggesting a pattern of illegal trade.