news El Sudcaliforniano 2026-08-25

Illegal wildlife trade claims three monkey lives for every one sold

Profepa has issued a warning regarding the illegal monkey trade, revealing that at least three primates die for every one successfully sold as a pet. Poachers routinely kill mother monkeys to steal their babies from the wild.

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