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UN body reverses call to curb animal imports to India
The Straits Times
|November 24, 2025
A United Nations wildlife trade body decided on Nov 23 not to restrict India from importing endangered animals, after many countries supported reversing an earlier stringent recommendation that had embroiled the private zoo run by Asia's richest family.
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Vantara, a 1,416ha zoo in Gujarat run by the philanthropic arm of the Reliance conglomerate, led by Mr Mukesh Ambani and his family, had faced allegations from nonprofit and wildlife groups of improper imports of some animals, triggering heightened scrutiny from Germany and the European Union.
This story is from the November 24, 2025 edition of The Straits Times.
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