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Coverage dated November 3, 2026

UK ministers told not to engage formally with Indian mega-zoo after lobbying

Headline from The Guardian

Guardian and Mongabay reveal approaches to officials and MPs on behalf of Vantara zoo ahead of UK-chaired Cites meeting on endangered animal imports British government ministers were told not to engage formally with Vantara, the controversial mega-zoo run by the Indian billionaire Anant Ambani, afte…

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  1. Mongabay

    Do not ‘engage formally’: UK officials advised against billionaire-run zoo ahead of CITES meeting (opens Mongabay)

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    LONDON — British officials explicitly advised government ministers to not engage formally with Vantara, the controversial zoo founded and led by Indian billionaire Anant Ambani, according to documents obtained by Mongabay and The Guardian under the Freedom of Information Act.

  2. The Guardian

    UK ministers told not to engage formally with Indian mega-zoo after lobbying (opens The Guardian)

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    Guardian and Mongabay reveal approaches to officials and MPs on behalf of Vantara zoo ahead of UK-chaired Cites meeting on endangered animal imports British government ministers were told not to engage formally with Vantara, the controversial mega-zoo run by the Indian billionaire Anant Ambani, afte…