19 January 2014, Singapore – World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) Singapore and TRAFFIC in Southeast Asia applaud the vigilant work of Singapore Customs in […]
Category: Mammals
Questionable ‘Science’ Behind Controversial Rhino Hunt Auction
The rationale behind the permit to hunt a black rhino in Namibia — which fetched $350,000 at an auction held by the Dallas Safari Club […]
Malaysia’s Sun Bear Rescue Center Opens to Public on January 17
The Bornean Sun Bear Conservation Centre in Sabah, Malaysia, is set to welcome the general public on January 17, 2014. Founded by Malaysian wildlife biologist […]
U.S. Sentences Rhino Horn Trafficker Michael Slattery Jr. to Prison
On January 10, 2014, U.S. District Judge John Gleeson of the Eastern District of New York sentenced Irish national Michael Slattery Jr. to 14 months […]
China Crushes 6.1 Tons of Ivory: Who’s Next?
On January 6, 2014, it actually happened: China destroyed just over six tons of confiscated ivory, comprised of carved trinkets and whole tusks. Although originally […]
Rhino Horn: Combating Crime with Commerce?
Guest Blogger: John M. Sellar, OBE In late 2011, I retired from the position of Chief of Enforcement with the Convention on International Trade in […]
Pangolin Trafficking: Over 8,000 Pangolins Seized in 2013
2013 was another deadly year for pangolins, with an estimated 8,125 of these shy creatures confiscated in 49 instances of illegal trade across 13 countries. […]
Progress or Propaganda? China Announces Ivory Burning Ceremony
In what could be a critical development in the fight against wildlife trafficking, China’s State Forestry Administration has announced that confiscated ivory will be burned […]
U.S. Operation Crash: Zhifei Li Pleads Guilty to Rhino Horn, Ivory Trafficking
Chinese national Zhifei Li has pleaded guilty to orchestrating an illegal operation which smuggled 30 rhinoceros horns and numerous objects made from rhino horn and […]
2013: A Year of Positive Developments in the Wildlife Trafficking War
In 2013, horrifying headlines about the voiceless victims of wildlife trafficking captured public attention around the world. Has a turning point in the war on […]