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The growing exotic pet trade drives illegal sales online and a push for tighter rules

A growing exotic pet trade has conservationists calling for stronger regulations to protect the reptiles, birds and other animals in the wild that are increasingly showing up for sale on internet marketplaces and becoming popular on social media.

The growing exotic pet trade drives illegal sales online and a push for tighter rules
The growing exotic pet trade drives illegal sales online and a push for tighter rules

The growing exotic pet trade drives illegal sales online and a push for tighter rules

A growing exotic pet trade has conservationists calling for stronger regulations to protect the reptiles, birds and other animals in the wild that are increasingly showing up for sale on internet marketplaces and becoming popular on social media.

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