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 […]
Category: Rhinos
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 […]
INTERPOL Red Notice Issued for Nepalese Rhino Horn Trafficker Rajkumar Praja
A Red Notice has been issued by INTERPOL for Rajkumar Praja, a Nepalese national wanted for killing rhinos and international rhino horn trading. Rajkumar Praja […]
‘Operation Crash’: U.S. Sentences Rhino Horn Trafficker Qiang Wang to Prison
New York antiques dealer Qiang Wang, aka Jeffrey Wang, was sentenced in federal court on December 5, 2013, to three years and one month in […]
Wildlife Trade Disaster Averted in Vietnam
Victory for wildlife protection in Vietnam: A proposed wildlife law which would have opened the floodgates for commercial farming and trade in endangered species has […]
Kenya Wildlife DNA Forensics Lab One Step Closer to Opening
A multi-national delegation, headed by Dr. William Clark of INTERPOL, has conducted a two-day training workshop and site inspection at the DNA Forensics Laboratory at Kenya […]
U.S. Offers $1 Million Reward for Transnational Wildlife Trafficking Information
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry announced today that a reward of up to $1 million is being offered for information leading to the dismantling […]
South Africa: 825 Rhinos Killed in 309 Days
The number of rhinos illegally killed in South Africa in 2013 has reached an appalling 825 as of November 6 — surpassing the 2012 death […]
INTERPOL Environmental Compliance and Enforcement Conference Kicks Off in Kenya
NAIROBI – The International Environmental Compliance and Enforcement Committee Conference, hosted by INTERPOL and the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP), kicked off on November 4, […]
Rhino Killing Spree Erupts in India
Three national parks in the Indian state of Assam have been struck by rhino horn trafficking gangs in less than ten days, resulting in the […]