The United States has strengthened its commitment to crack down on wildlife trafficking with the House passage of the Global Anti-Poaching Act (H.R. 2494), legislation […]
Category: Big Cats
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 […]
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 […]
Will China’s Falling Yuan Impact Illegal Wildlife Trade?
Global economists have been concerned about the mysterious Chinese economy for several years. After rising to the world’s second largest economic power with twenty years […]
Who Should Be Appointed ‘UN Special Envoy Against Wildlife Trafficking’?
Guest blogger: John M. Sellar OBE FRGS The question is one that needs to be answered by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki Moon and his advisors […]
South Africa’s Tiger Trade Under Scrutiny
The tiger trade in South Africa is growing with exports of tiger trophies, skins and live tigers — and of course, unsuspecting tourists lured by […]
U.S. Announces Unprecedented Coalition to Fight Wildlife Trafficking
The White House continues to move forward in the battle against wildlife crime with the launch of the “Wildlife Trafficking Alliance” — a coalition which […]
Zimbabwe Tightens Hunting Regulations After Illegal Killing of Iconic Lion
Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority has announced the immediate suspension of hunting in the areas surrounding Hwange National Parks, following the illegal killing of […]
Is South Africa Seeking to Downlist Lions in Order to Trade Lion Bones?
by Adam Cruise, Courtesy of Conservation Action Trust South Africa’s Department of Environmental Affairs has released for public comment its first-ever Biodiversity Management Plan for […]