By Martina Polley, Conservation Action Trust Conservationist Ian Michler met European lawyers, politicians, NGOs and the media this month to discuss ways of introducing a […]
Month: September 2014
Rhino Conservation Groups Unite for World Rhino Day with the Kickoff of Team Rhino
By Susie Ellis, PhD, Executive Director, International Rhino Foundation This World Rhino Day on September 22, some may be asking themselves, “Whose team am I […]
19,000 Protected Tortoises and Freshwater Turtles Seized in Thailand in 6 Years
Courtesy of Dr. Chris Shepherd, Regional Director for TRAFFIC South-East Asia Tortoises and freshwater turtles may be slow movers, but they are being smuggled at […]
Are South Africa’s Wild Elephants Heading for Captivity?
by Glynis O’Hara Yes, say conservationists, if proposals to change South Africa’s Elephant Norms and Standards (ENS) law are accepted by the Department of Environmental […]
Fifth Annual World Rhino Day is September 22
World Rhino Day 2014: In less than one week, NGOs, zoos, cause-related organizations, businesses, and concerned individuals from nearly every corner of the world will […]
Rhino Horn ‘Infusion’ Claims Under Scrutiny in South Africa
First, they called it rhino horn “poisoning”, then “infusion”, and now “devaluation”. The Rhino Rescue Project in South Africa says its controversial anti-poaching measure — […]
Uncovered: Bali’s Last Pangolins
A sparse and declining population of the now critically endangered Sunda Pangolin remain in Bali’s wild frontiers, but they have little chance of survival without […]