The African Pangolin Working Group (APWG), a nonprofit organization dedicated to the conservation and awareness of all four species of African pangolin, will be formally […]
Category: Mammals
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 […]
New Study Reveals Shocking Increase of Bear Bile Extraction ‘Farms’ in Lao PDR
Courtesy of Dr. Chris Shepherd, Regional Director for TRAFFIC South-East Asia The number of bears in farms supplying the widespread and expanding bile extraction industry […]
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 Horn ‘Infusion’ Claims Under Scrutiny in South Africa
First, they called it rhino horn “poisoning”, then “infusion”, and now “devaluation”. The Rhino Rescue Project in South Africa says its controversial anti-poaching measure — […]
Uncovered: Bali’s Last Pangolins
A sparse and declining population of the now critically endangered Sunda Pangolin remain in Bali’s wild frontiers, but they have little chance of survival without […]
Call for Trade Embargo Against Mozambique for Failure to Address Poaching Issues
by Cindy Tilney Two international environmental organisations have called on the US government to implement trade sanctions against Mozambique for its official complicity in the […]
Species Survival Network Launches Pangolin Working Group
WASHINGTON, DC – The Species Survival Network (SSN), an international coalition of over 100 NGOs, has established a Pangolin Working Group to address legal and […]
Oil Company To Cease Operations In Virunga National Park, DRC
In a huge win for conservation, British petroleum conglomerate Soco International PLC has pledged to stop exploring for oil in Virunga National Park in the […]
Nepal: First Rhino Killed in 15 Months
For the first time since February 2013, a rhino was gunned down by wildlife traffickers in Nepal. The killing occurred on May 2, in the […]