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Category: Rhinos
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 […]
Presidential Task Force Releases Implementation Plan for the National Strategy for Combating Wildlife Trafficking
Courtesy of U.S. Department of the Interior Recognizing that wildlife trafficking is an urgent conservation and national security threat, the U.S. Departments of the Interior, […]
Culture of Secrecy Hampers Namibia’s Efforts to Protect Rhinos
Courtesy of Conservation Action Trust Cape Town – 29 January 2015 – The Save the Rhino Trust (SRT) of Namibia has launched an internal investigation […]
Transportation and Logistics Sector Joins Fight Against Wildlife Trafficking
Bangkok, Thailand, 28th January 2015 — In a groundbreaking global initiative, representatives from the transportation and logistics sector will join wildlife professionals, supply chain experts, […]
‘Corruption’ and ‘Internal Strife’ Contribute to South Africa’s Worst Year for Rhino Poaching
Courtesy of TRAFFIC Official figures released on 22 January 2015 by South Africa confirmed that 2014 was the worst on record for rhino poaching. A […]
Operation Crash: U.S. Auction House President Guilty of Rhino Horn & Ivory Trafficking
Source: U.S. Department of Justice Elite Estate Buyers Inc., doing business as Elite Decorative Arts, an auction house located in Boynton Beach, Florida, and the […]
Wildlife Seizures in 2014 Highlight Lao PDR’s Role in Trafficking
Petaling Jaya, Malaysia, 6 January 2015 – Lao PDR was implicated as the source, transit or destination country in at least nine high-value international wildlife […]
Czech Officials File Criminal Charges Against 16 Rhino Horn Traffickers
Criminal charges have been filed in the Czech Republic against 16 people involved in a rhino horn trafficking scheme linked to a game ranch in […]