Forest guards in the Indian state of Maharashtra have been given the nod to shoot tiger killers on sight, following the discovery of a beheaded […]
Month: May 2012
Endangered Marine Turtles on the Menu: Philippine Authorities Promise to Take Action
Philippine authorities have vowed to form a “special task force” which will crack down on restaurants illegally serving protected marine turtles, known as pawikan. According […]
Study Finds Illegal Trade in Turtles and Tortoises Thriving in Indonesia
A disturbing report published by the wildlife trade monitoring network TRAFFIC reveals that an alarming number of protected and endangered tortoises and freshwater turtles are […]
WikiLeaks Cable Reveals Chinese Tiger Farms Catering to Consumption, Not Conservation
Undercover visits to “tiger farms” in China confirm that these facilities have nothing to do with tiger conservation. Although touted by China as “conservation”, the […]
The Lion Bone’s Connected to the … Rhino Horn?
International concern is growing around South African game industry insiders who are dabbling in illicit rhino horn and lion bone trade. With fewer than 4,000 […]
Safeguarding of Javan Rhinos Continues to Improve
The world’s only population of Javan rhinos will now be more closely monitored, thanks to the quadrupling of video camera traps by the International Rhino […]
Almost All the World’s Javan Rhinos Documented in One Video
Park authorities in Indonesia’s Ujung Kulon National Park have compiled an incredible video which features footage of more than 30 Javan rhinos — nearly the […]
The Rhino Extinction That Launched Annamiticus
“Annamiticus” is named in memory of the Vietnamese Javan rhino, Rhinoceros sondaicus annamiticus. Photo: © WWF-Greater Mekong Photo: © WWF-Greater Mekong The extinction of the […]