Convicted turtle trafficker Kai Xu plans to appeal the five-year prison sentence handed down to him on April 13, 2016, by a United States District […]
Month: April 2016
CITES Appendix I Listing Proposed for All Eight Pangolin Species
Pangolins are now one step closer to receiving the maximum protection under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) with a total of […]
Swaziland Submits Rhino Horn Trade Proposal for COP17
The Kingdom of Swaziland has submitted a last-minute rhino horn trade proposal for consideration at the upcoming Conference of the Parties to CITES, to be […]
Wildlife Charities Unite to Call for End to Lion Trophy Hunting
High-profile protest march to take place in central London on Saturday 30th April. Responding to the global outcry over the trophy hunting of lions following […]
Confirmed: No Rhino Horn Trade Proposal from South Africa at CITES CoP17
Wildlife conservationists around the world heaved a collective sigh of relief upon hearing South Africa’s announcement that it will not put forth a rhino horn […]
Man Who Trafficked Thousands of Baby Turtles to China Sentenced to Prison in U.S.
A wildlife trafficking scheme in which a Canadian resident used shipping facilities in the United States to smuggle thousands of baby turtles to China has […]
Why is the ‘Fox’ in Charge of the U.N. Tiger ‘Hen House’?
“China farms tigers? Why didn’t I know that?” This is the most common comment I hear when I talk about China’s industrial tiger farms and […]
Tiger Range Countries Urged to Commit to Ending Tiger ‘Farming’ and Trade
As delegates prepare for the 3rd Asia Ministerial Conference on Tiger Conservation, from April 12 to 14 in New Delhi, we the undersigned urge Ministers […]
Wildlife Criminal Plans to Import Tigers into Vietnam
Despite two previous criminal convictions involving wildlife crime, a man known as Pham Van Tuan has reportedly applied for a CITES permit to import nine […]
Disappointment: China’s Draft Wildlife ‘Protection’ Law Favors Tiger Trade
A number of Chinese laws relating to ecosystems and the environment have recently been under the scrutiny of the National People’s Congress to ensure they […]