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

Mongabay3 November 2026, 06:00 UTCUnited Kingdom

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. Ambani is the son of one of India’s richest men, Mukesh Ambani, chairman and managing […]

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