Five baby orangutans rescued from a plantation in Odisha’s Balasore district have triggered an investigation into possible illegal wildlife trafficking. The Forest Department suspects a “botched-up transit operation”, while the Special Task Force and Wildlife Crime Control Bureau are probing the case. What does this incident reveal about the illegal trade in exotic wildlife?

The state forest and wildlife department will investigate whether an international wildlife trafficking network was involved | India News

Orangutan found in odisha: Five orangutans were rescued from the Bichitrapur forest area in Odishas Balasore district after villagers spotted the unusual animals near Badapahi…

BHUBANESWAR: Five juvenile orangutans, native to Southeast Asia and never recorded in the wild anywhere in India, were found abandoned Tuesday morning in a casuarina forest off…

Joint probe launched into smuggling of 5 orangutans in Odisha's Balasore | India News