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 ...

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 ...

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

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 ...