World Pangolin Day day is an opportunity for pangolin enthusiasts to join together in raising awareness about these unique mammals — and their plight. Pangolins […]
Category: South America
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 […]
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 […]
How Long Before CITES Crashes?
In a little over a month’s time, the CITES Standing Committee will meet for five days in Geneva. This body is made up of regional […]
The Messengers: What Birds Tell Us About the Threats from Climate Change
Courtesy of BirdLife International A new report, jointly published by BirdLife International and the National Audubon Society, draws on bird science showing that climate change […]
Part 3 – International Wildlife Crime: Rubbing Out the Dots
I wouldn’t want too much to be read into that title (which isn’t a deliberate reference to gangster slang) but, yes, I do wish to […]