Wildlife Trafficking

Police rescued an endangered howler monkey abandoned in a backpack by two suspects who fled during a patrol in San Pedro Sula; the animal was transferred to the National Forestry Institute for care.

The Armed Forces' Environmental Protection Battalion confiscated two scarlet macaws and a red-fronted parrot in Catacamas, Olancho, and is providing veterinary care before releasing them back to the wild as part of efforts against illegal wildlife trafficking.