Tigers are one of the most widely recognized and beloved animals on Earth, yet a cultural obsession with tiger bones and body parts has pushed […]
Category: Southeast Asia
Vietnam: Soldiers Arrested for Torturing, Killing Endangered Langurs
A Vietnamese soldier identified as Nguyen Van Quang has been arrested, along with two accomplices, for his involvement in the torture and killing of two […]
Report: Asian, African Countries Failing to Control Illegal Wildlife Trade
A “wildlife crime scorecard” released by WWF reveals that laws prohibiting commercial trade in rhinos, tigers, and elephants remain poorly enforced throughout Asia and Africa. […]
Indonesia: Bodies of 14 Sumatran Tigers Confiscated, Suspect Arrested
A police raid on the house of a suspected wildlife trafficker near Jakarta yielded the bodies of 14 Sumatran tigers, three leopards, one clouded leopard, […]
Vietnam: Endangered Langur Brutally Tortured and Killed ‘for Fun’
An extremely shocking wildlife crime case has been opened in Vietnam after the captors of an endangered langur posted gruesome photos on Facebook of the […]
Philippines: 14 Endangered Sea Turtles Rescued from Chinese Traffickers
Philippine authorities have seized 15 endangered marine turtles — 14 alive and one dead — from Chinese traffickers near the island of Palawan in the […]
China: Police Seize Over 3,600 Critically Endangered Crocodiles
With almost no Siamese crocodiles left in the wild, this story comes as quite a shocker. The Guardian reported over the weekend that Chinese police […]
Vietnam: Authorities Seize 50 Slaughtered Sea Turtles
A Vietnamese man has been arrested for trading in endangered sea turtles. According to Thanh Nien News, police have apprehended 28-year-old Nguyen Ngoc Dong Anh, […]
The Vietnamese Buyers of South Africa’s Tigers
Where do South Africa’s captive-bred tigers go, when they are sold to Vietnam? With mounting concern over South Africa’s trade in tigers, there is an […]
Thailand to List African Elephant as Protected Species
In an effort to more closely monitor illegal ivory trade, Thailand will add the African elephant as a protected species under Thai law. This is […]