Marine biologists are sounding the alarm on behalf of the Galápagos Islands’ marine iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus). Without tightened regulations on the often abused exotic pet trade, researchers warn that a recent “strange uptick” in illegal animal trafficking combined with this season’s Super El Niño is further endangering the already vulnerable reptiles living on the Eastern
Thirty-seven people accused of illegal mining in north-central Nigeria have died in custody, local officials said. Police have set up an investigation into the deaths, which the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) blamed on an apparent disease outbreak. However, an intelligence report shared with the AFP news agency suggested the group died because
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The UK government has more than doubled the number of crime agency officers deployed to combat human smuggling in the past 18 months as it steps up efforts to stop the gangs behind illegal migration. Prime Minister Andy Burnham said on a trip to the port of Dover that he would be “relentless” in addressing
Ghana’s main opposition party reacted with anger after one of its most influential leaders was sentenced to 20 years in prison, with hard labor, for illegal mining offences. The New Patriotic Party (NPP) alleged that the historic sentencing against Bernard Antwi Boasiako, the party’s Ashanti Region Chairman, was politically motivated. Boasiako, popularly known as “President
