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 […]
Category: Reptiles
U.S. House Passes ‘Global Anti-Poaching Act’ to Fight Wildlife Trafficking
The United States has strengthened its commitment to crack down on wildlife trafficking with the House passage of the Global Anti-Poaching Act (H.R. 2494), legislation […]
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 […]
German National Arrested in Indonesia on Suspicion of Smuggling Earless Monitor Lizards
JAKARTA — A German national has been arrested at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in possession of eight Earless Monitor Lizards concealed on his body as he […]
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 […]
Who Should Be Appointed ‘UN Special Envoy Against Wildlife Trafficking’?
Guest blogger: John M. Sellar OBE FRGS The question is one that needs to be answered by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki Moon and his advisors […]
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 […]
World’s Governments are Failing on Protected Areas for Nature
Courtesy of Birdlife International A new study has found that while governments are making progress in expanding Protected Area networks, these are failing to provide […]
Attempted Smuggling of Over 7,600 Rare Baby Turtles Foiled in Indonesia
During a span of less than one week, Indonesian authorities have seized two massive hauls of protected Pig-nosed Turtles totaling 7,634 individuals. The first incident […]
U.S. Judge Sentences Tortoise Trafficker to Prison
A U.S. District Court judge has sentenced Kwong Wa Cheung to two months in federal prison, followed by two years of supervised release, for attempting […]