(September 15, 2026) Nature Comment Calls for Closing Legal Loopholes in $2.5 Billion Global Reptile and Amphibian Pet Trade Global pet trade threatens wildlife in source countries and can spread pathogens and invasive species around the world [Above photo: Endemic to Colombia, Lehmann’s poison frog (Oophaga lehmanni) is rated as Critically Endangered on the Red List of threatened species maintained by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). The frog is included]...

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