World Pangolin Day day is an opportunity for pangolin enthusiasts to join together in raising awareness about these unique mammals — and their plight. Pangolins […]
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Reality Check: The Big NGO Monopolies
The Reality Check series by Dr. Pieter Kat WWF and other NGOs publish glossy reports to say that there has been a reduction of wildlife […]
CITES Appoints New Secretary-General
Ms. Ivonne Higuero has been named as the new Secretary-General of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES). […]
CITES: Global Experts Meet to Review International Wildlife Trade Prior to CoP18
Geneva, 16 July 2018 – A record number of experts and scientists representing all the regions of the world are meeting in Geneva from 16 […]
Wildlife Crime: Convincing Communities?
If you are interested in the field of combating wildlife crime, and you haven’t read it already, you need to take a look at one […]
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 […]
Mediterranean Massacre: Illegal Killing of Migratory Birds [Graphic Video]
Courtesy of BirdLife International Today is World Migratory Bird Day, and this year is focused on the illegal killing, taking and trade of migratory birds. […]
CITES Appendix II Protection Proposed for Africa’s Softshell Turtles
A surge in Chinese consumption of Africa’s softshell turtles has prompted a proposal to list six softshell turtle species in CITES Appendix II. Parties to […]
Corruption – Are We Targeting the Right People?
I spent a very interesting day in February at a meeting convened by Transparency International, WWF and DICE (Durrell Institute of Conservation and Ecology at […]
Combating Wildlife Crime: “A cynic is a man who …
“A cynic is a man who, when he smells flowers, looks around for a coffin.” (H.L. Mencken) I imagine some readers of my posts must […]