Actor Vikram's Gibbon Video Triggers Forest Dept Probe Into Exotic Animal Trade
A video posted by Tamil actor Vikram featuring an endangered lar gibbon has triggered a formal investigation by the forest department. Authorities are looking into how the animal came to be in the actor's possession and tracing its ownership chain. A third gibbon connected to the same breeder reportedly died without any official notification to wildlife authorities. The two surviving gibbons have since been sent back to Erode as the inquiry remains ongoing. The case has raised broader concerns about the illegal or unregulated movement of exotic and protected animals.
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