A ring-tailed lemur was seen roaming the streets of Springfield on Tuesday evening. As Springfield Police Department responded to the call, body camera footage revealed the gray primate skipping and ...

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 ...

STRAFFORD, Mo. -- In a scene reminiscent of a storybook bazaar, Exotic Animal Paradise began selling off its wares Friday, including animals such as zebras and water buffalos and more commonplace ...

Much of exotic pet trade is increasingly linked to poaching and smuggling. The big-headed turtle ( Platysternon megacephalum ...

Exotic pets — companion animals that are not native to the area where they are kept — can become invasive pests when they escape or are released by pet owners, breeders, collectors and wholesalers ...

A man has been convicted of running an illegal pet shop from his home in Staffordshire. Robert Gillan, 40, from Rugeley, appeared at Stafford Crown Court earlier this month where he pleaded guilty to ...

SAGINAW TWP, MI — Walk into Custom Creatures, Saginaw Township’s new exotic pet store, and you’ll be greeted by the shop’s dome-shelled mascot Tara. That is, if the surprisingly swift sulcata tortoise ...

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 ...