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

- Source: Guardian World
- Published: 2026-11-03T06:00:39+00:00
- Category: World
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/nov/03/uk-ministers-anant-ambani-indian-zoo-vantara-freedom-information-endangered-animals-cites
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/uk-ministers-told-not-to-engage-formally-with-indian-mega-zoo-after-lo-edcd84/

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, after lobbying efforts by the private animal sanctuary in the run-up to a UK-chaired meeting on the trad

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