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Category: Elephants
Will SCI’s Giant Hunting Auction Benefit African Wildlife?
By Andreas Wilson-Späth, courtesy of Conservation Action Trust Does trophy hunting support wildlife conservation in Africa? The world’s most influential hunters’ association would like you […]
How Long Before CITES Crashes?
In a little over a month’s time, the CITES Standing Committee will meet for five days in Geneva. This body is made up of regional […]
Fraudulent Tusk Registration Fuels Illegal Ivory Trade in Japan
TOKYO — Japan’s ivory tusk registration system is awash with fraud, fueling illegal ivory trade and undermining international action to protect Africa’s disappearing elephants under […]
U.S. House Passes ‘Global Anti-Poaching Act’ to Fight Wildlife Trafficking
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Ivory and Rhino Horn Trade Loopholes Closed in California
Legislation prohibiting the sale of ivory and rhino horn in California is now stronger, thanks to the passage of AB 96, which closes pre-ban loopholes. […]
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 […]