Annamiticus was pleased to support the delivery of two back-to-back wildlife crime scene investigation courses in Kenya from March 16 – 23, 2022. Crime Scene […]
Category: Elephants
The IWT 2018 London Conference – Call-to-action or Circus?
What’s the collective noun for the mass of governments, politicians, international organizations, agencies, research bodies, businesses, NGOs, conservationists, technicians, scientists, lawyers, military personnel, donors, celebrities […]
69th Meeting of CITES Standing Committee Starts 27 November
The week-long 69th meeting of the CITES Standing Committee (SC69) starts Monday in Geneva with a packed agenda of 76 items that address the most […]
A Horrible Elephant Déjà Vu
I spent a great deal of my life in the late 1980s undercover, following the sound of drills carving out ivory name seals for the […]
Malaysia: 12 Wildlife Traffickers Busted with Ivory, Pangolin Scales, Tiger Skins & More
Authorities in Malaysia have apprehended 12 traffickers and seized hundreds of wildlife parts including elephant ivory, pangolin scales, tiger skins, big cat bones, tiger claws […]
Vietnam’s Illegal Ivory Trade Threatens Africa’s Elephants
Courtesy of Save the Elephants Vietnam is now one of the world’s biggest illegal ivory markets. The number of items seen for sale has increased […]
Playing Poker with Wildlife Smugglers
In April of this year, yet another wildlife seizure was made in Hong Kong[i]. It involves a man allegedly smuggling ivory from (very appropriately) Ivory […]
New Analysis: Trophy Hunting Fails to Show Consistent Conservation Benefits
Despite the claims of trophy hunting advocates, there is scant evidence to show that the practice has benefited African wildlife conservation, according to new analysis […]
U.S. Completes Near-Total Elephant Ivory Ban to Close Trafficking Loopholes
In a significant move to protect one of the world’s most cherished species, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) today completed a rulemaking process […]
UNODC Releases Unprecedented Wildlife Crime Report
The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) has published the first ever global assessment of wildlife crime. The World Wildlife Crime Report validates […]