When wildlife enthusiasts think of Africa’s majestic big cats, tigers are not typically at the forefront of their minds. But the Asian felines are a […]
Month: June 2012
INTERPOL Operation Nets Two Tonnes of Illegal Elephant Ivory, 200 Suspects Arrested
A three-month long INTERPOL operation spanning Eastern, Southern and Western Africa has resulted in more than 200 arrests and the confiscation of nearly two tonnes […]
Cotton-Top Tamarin: A Rainforest Cutie in Trouble
A furby-like creature endemic to a small region of South America teeters on the edge of existence. Cotton-top tamarins are small titi monkeys — roughly […]
Infographic: Live Tigers, Tiger Trophies and Skins Exported from South Africa, 2000 — 2010
An infographic showing exports of live tigers, tiger trophies, and tiger skins from South Africa over a ten-year period. The UAE imported 36 live tigers […]
Vietnam: Wildlife Trafficking Matriarch Evades Justice
A local purveyor of illegal wildlife, Tu Loan, has again escaped criminal prosecution in Vietnam’s Lam Dong province. Although she could have faced seven years […]
India: Seized Wildlife Products Destroyed in Manipur
The Manipur Forest Training School took a step in the right direction over the weekend by burning an assortment of confiscated wildlife products. Manipur’s online […]
Canadian Chef and Seafood Importer Found Guilty of Abalone Trafficking
Kai Kin Ng of Richmond, British Columbia, has reportedly been fined $40,000 CAD/$38,962 USD for abalone trafficking. The Vancouver Sun explains that Ng’s fine was […]
India: 356 Leopards Dead in 365 Days [Graphic Video]
India is losing its leopards at an alarming rate, and in 2011, more than 60 percent of the 356 deaths were directly attributed to humans. […]
Northern California Checkpoint Thwarts Abalone Poachers
The California Department of Fish and Game used a random checkpoint in Jenner, California, to confiscate abalone from divers who took more than their daily […]
Global Efforts to Protect Tigers Undermined by China
Instead of working to curb demand for tiger parts, China has continued to expand its industrial tiger farming operations. Despite the decision made at the […]