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Kenya conservationists alarm over reptile pet trade surge
Filed: May 15, 2026 at 8:03 AM ET
Summary: Kenyan conservationists say exports of captive-bred reptiles as exotic pets are rising while wild populations decline.
WHO: Kenyan conservationists
WHAT: Conservationists raise alarm over a sharp rise in exported captive-bred reptiles for the exotic pet trade as wild populations decline
WHEN: May 15, 2026 at 7:04 AM ET
WHERE: Kenya
WHY: They are reacting to the sharp rise in captive-bred reptiles exported as exotic pets alongside declines in wild populations.
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