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.

Police in Roatán seized 13 protected wild animals—including toucans, sloths, and parrots—from commercial shops in a coordinated raid, with two toucans showing signs of abuse; the animals will be rehabilitated and released to their natural habitat if possible.