Legal gaps allow rampant pet trade, poaching reptiles and amphibians towards extinction

Mongabay
Oct 16, 2026, 11:55 am98 ptsTrending
Spain’s law enforcement agency, the Civil Guard, announced on Sept. 25, 2026, that it seized 209 reptiles from breeding facilities in Jérica and Sot de Ferrer (Castellón), including critically endangered iguanas endemic to Fiji. Nearly half of the reptiles were protected under CITES, the global wildlife…

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