Crackdown reveals ‘industrial-scale’ wildlife and timber trafficking across Latin America

Mongabay
Oct 8, 2026, 1:55 pm102 ptsTrending
Authorities across nine Latin American and Caribbean countries have arrested hundreds of people and recovered more than 1,000 animals as part of a two-month coordinated operation against environmental crimes. Operation Madre Tierra was the eighth edition of a recurring Interpol-led initiative, and was conducted…

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