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Category: Asia
Malaysia: Posters and Signboard Warnings for Poachers and Traffickers
KUALA LUMPUR – Poachers and wildlife traders should consider themselves warned and under watch thanks to new signboards for the public and posters for frontline […]
German National Arrested in Indonesia on Suspicion of Smuggling Earless Monitor Lizards
JAKARTA — A German national has been arrested at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in possession of eight Earless Monitor Lizards concealed on his body as he […]
China and the Hunting of Elephants
People may be welcoming the announcement that China has apparently banned, for one year, the import of ‘African ivory hunting trophies’[i]. I have to be […]
Part 2 – International Wildlife Crime: Counting the Dots
People should know by now that my participation in any meeting, especially one convened by an international organization, will almost inevitably lead to me reflecting […]
Chinese TCM Industry Says NO to Illegal Wildlife Trade
BEIJING — Representatives of leading traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) companies have renounced the use of endangered plants and animals protected by national legislation and CITES […]
Vietnam: Wildlife Protection Awards Honor Law Enforcement Officers, Journalists
HANOI – Education for Nature-Vietnam (ENV) and its supporting partners, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and Freeland, hosted the second annual “Outstanding […]
Beijing Forest Police Smash Major Wildlife Trafficking Ring
Courtesy of TRAFFIC BEIJING – Beijing Forest Police announced the arrest of 16 suspects in a major wildlife trafficking case code-named “May 21”, which led […]
When Will the Deaths Become Too Many?
I read today of the murder of four officials whose task it was to protect the Garamba National Park in the Democratic Republic of the […]
Tanzania’s Infamous ‘Queen of Ivory’ Arrested
Notorious ivory trafficker Yang Feng Glan has been apprehended, thanks to the work of Tanzania’s National and Transnational Serious Crimes Investigation Unit (NTSCIU). The Elephant […]