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#ESDay Endangered Species Day 2013
Date: 17 May 2013
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May 17, 2013, marks the 8th annual national Endangered Species Day, with special events and other programs throughout the United States to recognize conservation efforts aimed at helping the country’s imperiled species. This year also commemorates the 40th Anniversary of the Endangered Species Act. Endangered Species Day is celebrated on the third Friday in May. It honors the importance of protecting America’s
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‘Operation Crash’ Update: US Sentences Rhino Horn Traffickers to Prison
Date: 15 May 2013
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A federal judge has sentenced Vinh Chuong “Jimmy” Kha, and Felix Kha, to 42 and 46 months in prison for their involvement with a rhino horn trafficking ring operating in the United States. In addition to serving prison time, the Khas must pay a total of $20,000 in criminal fines and pay a $185,000 tax fraud penalty and assessment. Jimmy Kha’s Win Lee Corporation was ordered to pay a $100,000 fine. They must also pay
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‘Operation Crash’: Chinese Business Exec Pleads Guilty to Rhino Horn Trafficking
Date: 06 Apr 2013
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Shusen Wei, the founder of Dongying Yisheng Petroleum Product Sales Co. Ltd. and Vice Chairman of the local Dongying Chamber of Commerce, has pleaded guilty to charges arising from his involvement with a rhino horn trafficking ring operating in the United States. Wei was arrested on February 2nd, 2013, at JFK airport — en route to China — shortly after he was questioned by USFWS agents at the Original Mia
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U.S. ‘Operation Crash’ Nets Three More Rhino Horn Traffickers
Date: 13 Feb 2013
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Three suspects identified as Zhifei Li, Shusen Wei, and Qing Wang have been arrested and charged as a result of “Operation Crash”, an ongoing nationwide effort led by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (FWS) and the Justice Department to crack down on rhino horn trafficking. The arrests of Li, Wei, and Wang bring the number of “Operation Crash” arrests to ten. In February 2012, David Hausman, Felix and
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Rhinos in 2012: Don’t Forget the Good News
Date: 27 Dec 2012
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Despite the tragic news that South Africa’s rhino death toll reached 633 in mid-December 2012, the year actually marked extraordinary achievements in worldwide rhino conservation. In addition to the exciting conservation success stories of 2012, critical steps were taken to disrupt and dismantle criminal networks responsible for trafficking rhino horn, and the rhino crisis received unprecedented media coverage.
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‘Wildlife Conservation Day’ is Dec. 4: U.S. Launches Global Campaign Against Wildlife Trafficking
Date: 03 Dec 2012
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December 4th marks Wildlife Conservation Day — and the launch of a global outreach campaign in conjunction with United States Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton’s call for a multilateral coalition against wildlife trafficking. Our embassies will use every tool at their disposal to raise awareness about this issue, from honoring local activists, to spreading the word on Facebook and Twitter. We want
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10 Things You Might Not Know About Bats
Date: 28 Oct 2012
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Bats are one of the most beneficial animals on the planet: 70% of the world’s bat species feed on insects — and one bat can consume up to 1,000 insect pests in an hour. Bats also play a critical role in pollination and seed dispersal. Sadly, in North America, more than 5.7 million bats have died from white-nose syndrome (WNS) since 2006. Eleven bat species in nineteen U.S. states and four Canadian provinc
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Smugglers Plead Guilty in U.S. Rhino Horn Trafficking Case
Date: 15 Sep 2012
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Tag: antique rhino horn, China, David Hausman, Felix Kha, illegal wildlife trade, Jarrod Wade Steffen, Jimmy Kha, Jin Zhao Feng, libation cups, Operation Crash, rhino horn antiques, rhino horn auctions, traditional Chinese medicine, United States, USFWS, Vietnam, Vinh Chung Kha, Vinh Chung “Jimmy” Kha, wildlife crime, wildlife trafficking, Win Lee Corp
California residents Vinh Chung “Jimmy” Kha and Felix Kha have pleaded guilty to charges of conspiracy, smuggling, Lacey Act violations, money laundering and tax fraud for their roles in the international illegal trafficking of rhino horn. The pair was arrested in February 2012 as part of “Operation Crash”, a multi-agency crackdown on the illegal rhino horn trade in the United States, which dismantled a r
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Light Sentence for Intentional Killing of Endangered Florida Panther
Date: 02 Aug 2012
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Although Naples hunter Todd Alan Benfield intentionally killed an endangered Florida panther — and then lied about it to federal agents — he has received only a mild punishment for his crime. The ruling follows a lengthy federal investigation which started in October 2009, when Benfield shot the rare cat with a bow and arrow because he “thought the panther was competing and interfering” with h
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U.S. Antiques Dealer Pleads Guilty in Rhino Horn Trafficking Case
Date: 01 Aug 2012
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Manhattan antiques dealer David Hausman has pleaded guilty to the crimes of obstruction of justice and creating false records in relation to illegal rhino horn trafficking. Hausman was arrested in February 2012 as part of “Operation Crash”, a multi-agency crackdown on the illegal rhino horn trade in the United States. Preet Bharara, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, said that Hausman ad
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