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Five Orangutans Expose Multimillion-Dollar India Wildlife Smuggling Network
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- Humane World for Animals India’s Sumanth Bindumadhav says five abandoned baby orangutans revealed a massive exotic wildlife trade in India.
- Experts warn traffickers are smuggling increasingly rare species into India.
- The trade transports endangered apes through war-torn Myanmar.
- Wealthy Indians seek exotic status symbols on social media, driving demand.
- Experts say the illegal network is valued at multimillion dollars.