11/12/2024
A BIG WIN FOR WILD ANIMALS: Uzbekistan will implement a nationwide ban on keeping wild animals in captivity starting January 1, 2025! The ban prohibits private citizens from holding certain wild animals in captivity and bans their use for entertainment in public and traveling circuses. Protected species include lions, tigers, leopards, bears, chimpanzees, wolves, turtles, spiders, snakes, and more. All wild animals currently in private or circus ownership must be transferred to licensed zoos or wildlife sanctuaries managed by legal entities with permits from the Ministry of Ecology, Environmental Protection, and Climate Change before January 1, 2026.