Greenwatch Uganda, an environmental NGO, is reportedly taking legal action against the Uganda Wildlife Authority for approving the export of seven tonnes of pangolin scales […]
Category: Europe
Transportation and Logistics Sector Joins Fight Against Wildlife Trafficking
Bangkok, Thailand, 28th January 2015 — In a groundbreaking global initiative, representatives from the transportation and logistics sector will join wildlife professionals, supply chain experts, […]
Czech Officials File Criminal Charges Against 16 Rhino Horn Traffickers
Criminal charges have been filed in the Czech Republic against 16 people involved in a rhino horn trafficking scheme linked to a game ranch in […]
Artificial Techniques of Reproduction May Be Last Hope for the Northern White Rhino
Courtesy of Ol Pejeta Conservancy (Nanyuki – Kenya) – Artificial techniques of reproduction could provide the last chance of survival for the world’s most endangered […]
Prince William: Wildlife Trafficking is ‘One of the Most Insidious Forms of Corruption’
In his first-ever visit to Washington, D.C., the Duke of Cambridge spoke at the World Bank on an issue “extremely close” to his heart: the […]
French Wildlife Photography Festival Backs Pangolin Conservation
Courtesy of Dr. Chris Shepherd, Regional Director for TRAFFIC South-East Asia Montier-en-Der, France, November 2014 — The conservation problems facing pangolins were in the spotlight […]
Europeans Opposed to Canned Hunting Explore Ways of Banning Lion Trophies
By Martina Polley, Conservation Action Trust Conservationist Ian Michler met European lawyers, politicians, NGOs and the media this month to discuss ways of introducing a […]
Rhino Conservation Groups Unite for World Rhino Day with the Kickoff of Team Rhino
By Susie Ellis, PhD, Executive Director, International Rhino Foundation This World Rhino Day on September 22, some may be asking themselves, “Whose team am I […]
Fifth Annual World Rhino Day is September 22
World Rhino Day 2014: In less than one week, NGOs, zoos, cause-related organizations, businesses, and concerned individuals from nearly every corner of the world will […]
Belgium Becomes Second European Nation to Destroy Ivory Stockpile
On April 9, 2014, Belgium crushed 1.7 tons of confiscated elephant ivory, joining the growing international movement to take a stand against wildlife trafficking. Seven […]