Do not ‘engage formally’: UK officials advised against billionaire-run zoo ahead of CITES meeting

Mongabay
Nov 3, 2026, 1:00 am114 ptsTrending
LONDON — British officials explicitly advised government ministers to not engage formally with Vantara, the controversial zoo founded and led by Indian billionaire Anant Ambani, according to documents obtained by Mongabay and The Guardian under the Freedom of Information Act. Ambani is the son of one of…

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