The United States Fish and Wildlife Service has announced that six tons of confiscated ivory currently held in Denver, Colorado, will be destroyed on November […]
Category: Africa
INTERPOL Environmental Compliance and Enforcement Meeting 2013
The international wildlife law enforcement community will be gathering the week of November 4th, 2013, in Nairobi, Kenya, for the first meeting of the newly […]
Olympic Gold Medalist Kirsty Coventry Takes Up Cause of ‘Underdog’ African Species
Zimbabwe’s top Olympian Kirsty Coventry has partnered with the Tikki Hywood Trust as an ambassador for Africa’s relatively unknown species, such as the pangolin, bat-eared […]
A Closer Look at South Africa’s ‘Rhino Horn Plan’
In July 2013, South Africa’s Department of Environmental Affairs released its “Rhino Issue Management” report, a 46-page attempt at making the case for trading in […]
Chinese Ivory Trafficker Jailed in Kenya
A Chinese woman identified as Chen Biemei has been sent to prison for two years and seven months for attempting to smuggle 6.9 kg of […]
Specialized Investigative Techniques an Essential Tool in Addressing Wildlife Crimes
Historically, wildlife trafficking has been a high reward, low risk enterprise for those willing to seek profit in the black market trade of contraband items. […]
‘Chocolate’ from South Africa Turns Out to Be Smuggled Ivory
When is a chocolate bar not a chocolate bar? Sadly, when it is elephant ivory smuggled out of South Africa. On July 17, 2013, two […]
4 Ivory Traffickers Arrested in Gabon, Near Cameroon Border
In a continuing crackdown on the illegal wildlife trade in West Africa, four ivory traffickers have been arrested in Gabon, near the border of Cameroon. […]
Trafficker Emile N’Bouke Arrested in Togo with ‘Hundreds of Kilos’ of Ivory
Infamous ivory smuggler Emile N’bouke has at last been brought down by authorities in the West African country of Togo. Dubbed “The Boss”, N’bouke is […]
Hong Kong Seizes Massive Shipment of Ivory, Rhino Horns, Leopard Skins
Customs officials in Hong Kong have seized 1,120 elephant tusks, 13 rhino horns, and five leopard skins in one shipment which originated from Nigeria, with […]