Courtesy of Dr. Chris Shepherd, Regional Director for TRAFFIC Southeast Asia A recent spate of trafficking in Palawan Forest Turtles is causing serious conservation concern […]
Category: Southeast Asia
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
Fourth Annual World Pangolin Day is February 21
World Pangolin Day is celebrated on the third Saturday in February, and this year, the special day falls on February 21, 2015. World Pangolin Day […]
Rampant Illegal Trade at China-Myanmar Border Threatens Rare Primate
Cambridge, UK, 8 January 2015 — A little-known venomous primate, the Bengal Slow Loris, may be heading towards extinction due to high demand for its […]
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 […]
Illegal Trade in Tigers, Wild Cats Rampant at China – Myanmar Border
Cambridge, UK, 22nd December 2014: The trade in Tigers and other wild cat parts from Myanmar into China has grown in recent years while the […]
Prince William: Wildlife Trafficking is ‘One of the Most Insidious Forms of Corruption’
In his first-ever visit to Washington, D.C., the Duke of Cambridge spoke at the World Bank on an issue “extremely close” to his heart: the […]
Revealed: Bangkok Market Provides Safe Haven for Illegal Tortoise Trade
Courtesy of Dr. Chris Shepherd, Regional Director for TRAFFIC South-East Asia Cambridge, UK, 4 December 2014: A new study shows that Bangkok’s Chatuchak market — […]