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CITES and Brexit: Prepare for a Mighty Migraine
Yes, it is maybe time we reflected upon this, isn’t it? In case you’ve just returned from traversing the Empty Quarter on camelback or circumnavigating […]
Vietnam: Online Wildlife Trafficker Gets Five Years in Prison
Justice for wildlife: Notorious Vietnamese wildlife trafficker Phan Huynh Anh Khoa, a.k.a. the “Bastard of the Internet”, was sentenced to five years imprisonment by the […]
Update: Malaysian Illegal Wildlife Trade Group Removed by Facebook
Great news: Peminat Haiwan Exotic Malaysia – a Facebook group illegally selling protected Malaysian wildlife – has been removed. Yesterday, we called attention to Peminat […]
Protected Species Openly for Sale in Malaysian Facebook Group
A Facebook group calling itself Peminat Haiwan Exotic Malaysia is facilitating illegal activities by allowing members to post advertisements of nationally protected species for sale. […]
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 […]
Fighting Wildlife Crime in Vietnam: The Downfall of the Bastard of the Internet
By Douglas Hendrie, Crime Unit Advisor, Education for Nature-Vietnam The case file reads like a book: Nearly 25 pages of documentation detailing Education for Nature-Vietnam’s […]
Malaysia: Posters and Signboard Warnings for Poachers and Traffickers
KUALA LUMPUR – Poachers and wildlife traders should consider themselves warned and under watch thanks to new signboards for the public and posters for frontline […]
Vietnam: Wildlife Protection Awards Honor Law Enforcement Officers, Journalists
HANOI – Education for Nature-Vietnam (ENV) and its supporting partners, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and Freeland, hosted the second annual “Outstanding […]
U.S. Announces Unprecedented Coalition to Fight Wildlife Trafficking
The White House continues to move forward in the battle against wildlife crime with the launch of the “Wildlife Trafficking Alliance” — a coalition which […]