Latin America wildlife trafficking crackdown and related zoo

Timeline

1. 1 day ago

   [CRIME] 2 sources

   Mexico seizes illegal wildlife, including jaguar, tiger and lions, in San Luis Potosí raid

   Mexican federal prosecutors seized five wild animals, including a jaguar, tiger and lions, and four taxidermies in San Luis Potosí, launching a biodiversity crime investigation.

2. 17 days ago

   [CRIME] 11 sources

   Tiger Kenzo killed by gunshot during capture in State of Mexico

   Kenzo, a Bengal tiger that escaped in the State of Mexico, was shot during a capture operation; necropsy shows death from blood inhalation caused by a head wound.

3. 21 days ago

   [CRIME] 2 sources

   Kenzo the white Bengal tiger killed after police shooting in Mexico

   Kenzo, a white Bengal tiger, escaped a Mexican facility, was shot by police after a failed capture, and died; a necropsy will determine the exact cause amid controversy over wildlife protocols.

4. 25 days ago

   [POLITICS] 20 sources

   Kenzo the Bengal tiger dies after failed capture operation in Mexico

   Kenzo the Bengal tiger escaped from a Mexican facility, was pursued for five days, and died after security forces shot it during capture; PROFEPA closed the site and ordered a UNAM necropsy.

5. 27 days ago

   [CRIME] 3 sources

   Mexico cracks down on illegal exotic wildlife, seizing lions, jaguar and tiger while hunting escaped tiger

   Mexico seized lions, a jaguar and a tiger in a raid on illegal wildlife holdings and launched a hunt for an escaped tiger in the State of Mexico.

6. 29 days ago

   [CRIME] 20 sources

   Mexican federal raids seize exotic tigers, ocelot, lince and 32 horses

   Federal raids in Durango seized three Bengal tigers, an ocelot, a lince, 32 horses, weapons and arrested ten people; a related Chalco raid uncovered additional exotic animals and a suspect.

7. about 1 month ago

   [CRIME] 4 sources

   Colombia returns over a ton of seized marine wildlife to Caribbean reefs

   Colombia seized over 1 ton of illegal marine souvenirs at El Dorado airport and is returning them to Caribbean reefs with LATAM, CORALINA and Conservation International to aid restoration.

8. about 2 months ago

   [POLITICS] 2 sources

   Colombian agencies rescue and release wildlife in Cundinamarca, Huila

   Colombian environmental agencies rescued tortoises, a macaw and parrots in Guaduas and released nine wildlife species in Huila, urging public reporting of illegal captivity.

9. about 2 months ago

   [CRIME] 2 sources

   Mexican authorities rescue jaguars, puma and Bengal tiger from illegal captivity

   Mexican authorities rescued dozens of endangered wildlife, including jaguars, a puma and a Bengal tiger, from illegal captivity in Quintana Roo and Zapopan.

10. about 2 months ago

    [CRIME] 2 sources

    Jaguar cub rescued in Michoacán, woman detained for illegal possession

    Michoacán authorities rescued a jaguar cub in Zitácuaro, detained the driver for lacking permits, and sent the animal to Morelia Zoo amid a wildlife‑trafficking probe.

11. about 2 months ago

    [CRIME] 2 sources

    Mexico seizes two Bengal tigers in Chihuahua raid

    Mexico’s environmental and federal prosecutors seized an adult male and female Bengal tiger during a raid in Nonoava, Chihuahua, and moved them to a wildlife facility while probing their illegal possession.

12. about 2 months ago

    [CRIME] 2 sources

    Colombia and Ecuador Strengthen Legal and Veterinary Measures Against Wildlife Trafficking

    Colombia introduced a coordinated legal route to combat wildlife trafficking, while Ecuador returned ten rescued marine iguanas to the Galápagos after a trafficking case, combining judicial and veterinary steps

13. 2 months ago

    [CRIME] 2 sources

    Mexico, Guatemala authorities rescue animals, bust wildlife trafficking

    Mexican and Guatemalan officials rescued animals and arrested traffickers in recent wildlife‑crime busts.