Media reports claim the Chinese government has announced plans to stop serving shark fin soup at state banquets, but when? The ban could take as […]
Month: July 2012
India: 6 Bears Killed for Gallbladders, 5 Suspects Arrested
Forest officials have arrested five suspects in connection with the killing of six bears in the Indian state of Uttarakhand. Four of the bears were […]
Cause for Concern: Canada’s Narwhal Ivory Trade
Although indigenous peoples in the Arctic have traditionally hunted narwhals for food, recent information suggests that the focus has shifted to the marine mammal’s tusk […]
Ukraine: Shocking Video of Bear Cub Illegally Sold by Zoo
A disturbing undercover video from Ukraine depicts a screaming baby bear snatched from her mother and brutally forced into a tiny box, while the mother […]
Thailand to List African Elephant as Protected Species
In an effort to more closely monitor illegal ivory trade, Thailand will add the African elephant as a protected species under Thai law. This is […]