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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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Pangolin Trafficking: 2011 to April 2013 [Infographic]
Date: 22 Apr 2013
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A conservative estimate of pangolin trafficking from 2011 through April 20th, 2013, suggests that more than 100,000 of these small mammals could have been killed in less than three years. Since most illegal wildlife trade is undetected, we based our estimate on seizures reported by the media for the 28-month period — a total of 17,812 pangolins, accounting for scales and parts. Considering that seizures general
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South Africa: 232 Rhinos Killed in 107 Days
Date: 18 Apr 2013
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The illegal rhino horn trade has claimed the lives of at least 232 rhinos in South Africa during the first 107 days of 2013, according to the Department of Environmental Affairs. While recent arrests and jail sentences have been praised by the Department, research done by fact-checking website Africa Check revealed that the prosecution rate for rhino crimes in South Africa is abysmally low. Between January 2010 and J
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Vietnam: Making it Socially Unacceptable to Use Rhino Horn
Date: 16 Apr 2013
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Education for Nature-Vietnam — a Vietnamese NGO — is leading the charge to stop the consumption of rhino horn with a campaign to increase negative social attitudes towards rhino horn users. ENV has released a powerful and innovative public service announcement which calls rhino horn users “ignorant, foolish, backward, cruel, and evil”. The video was launched during CITES CoP16 and ENV hopes th
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South Africa: 128 Rhinos Killed in 58 Days
Date: 28 Feb 2013
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South Africa continues to be the epicenter of the global rhino crisis, with 128 rhinos massacred in the first 58 days of 2013. 92 of the rhinos were killed in world-famous Kruger National Park. Authorities in South Africa have arrested 46 suspects for rhino crimes since the start of the year; however, none are at the “kingpin” level. South Africa’s Department of Environmental Affairs reports that th
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South Africa: 57 Rhinos Killed in 31 Days
Date: 01 Feb 2013
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At least 57 rhinos have been massacred in South Africa during the first 31 days of 2013, according to the Department of Environmental Affairs. Of the total, 42 were killed in Kruger National Park, mainly in the Limpopo Transfrontier Park region near Mozambique. Six rhinos were killed in KwaZulu-Natal, six in North West, two in Limpopo, and one in Mpumalanga Province. Since January 1st, 2013, 18 suspects have been arr
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South Africa: 668 Rhinos Killed in 2012
Date: 10 Jan 2013
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A total of 668 rhinos were massacred in South Africa in 2012, according to the latest figures released by the Department of Environmental Affairs. Kruger National Park suffered a staggering loss of 425 rhinos. The North West, Limpopo, and KwaZulu-Natal provinces were hit hard, losing 77, 66 and 59 rhinos. 267 suspects were arrested in the country for rhino crimes. The wildlife trade monitoring network TRAFFIC identif
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Rhino Horn Smugglers Arrested in Thailand and Vietnam
Date: 06 Jan 2013
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Tag: Addis Ababa, Bangkok, Doha, Ethiopia, Ha Chan Chinh, Ho Chi Minh City, illegal wildlife trade, Mozambique, Pham Quang Loc, Qatar, rhino horn, rhino horn trade, rhino poaching, rhinos, Suvarnabhumi International airport, Tan Son Nhat International Airport, Thailand, Vietnam, wildlife crime, wildlife trafficking
Authorities in Thailand and Vietnam arrested two rhino horn smugglers and confiscated ten rhino horns in two separate incidents on January 6th, 2013. Thai authorities received a tip-off which led to the arrest of Pham Quang Loc at Suvarnabhumi International Airport in Bangkok. The Vietnamese national arrived from Addis Ababa on Ethiopia Airlines flight ET618. Four rhino horns weighing 10.6 kg were found in his luggag
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2012: A Year of Both Heartbreak and Hope for Pangolins
Date: 02 Jan 2013
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Although 2012 was an undeniably difficult year for the elusive pangolin, there is indeed hope for this unique species. Between January and July 2012, at least 43 pangolin seizures were made across eleven countries, representing approximately 2,550 pangolins (scales, flesh and whole pangolins, dead and alive). Although it was too late for most of the confiscated pangolins, some were released; little is known about sur
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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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