In a significant move to protect one of the world’s most cherished species, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) today completed a rulemaking process […]
Category: United States
23 Most Threatened Turtle and Tortoise Species in the United States
The United States is home to more species of tortoises and freshwater turtles than any other country in the world – 57 of the world’s […]
Trophy-Hunting Trump Jr. Sets Sights on ‘Re-Shaping’ Wildlife Policies
In the event Donald Trump is elected to the American Presidency, his son Donald Jr. is eyeing an influential position with the Interior. Junior claims […]
Collectors Exploit Weak Wildlife Laws to Import Live Pangolins into U.S.
Wild pangolins are under siege in the West African country of Togo, where lax local laws – and the CITES Appendix II listing – have […]
CITES Appendix II Protection Proposed for Africa’s Softshell Turtles
A surge in Chinese consumption of Africa’s softshell turtles has prompted a proposal to list six softshell turtle species in CITES Appendix II. Parties to […]
Jailed Turtle Trafficker Files for Appeal
Convicted turtle trafficker Kai Xu plans to appeal the five-year prison sentence handed down to him on April 13, 2016, by a United States District […]
CITES Appendix I Listing Proposed for All Eight Pangolin Species
Pangolins are now one step closer to receiving the maximum protection under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) with a total of […]
Man Who Trafficked Thousands of Baby Turtles to China Sentenced to Prison in U.S.
A wildlife trafficking scheme in which a Canadian resident used shipping facilities in the United States to smuggle thousands of baby turtles to China has […]
Lion Culling: A Paradox of Banning Trophy Hunting?
by Adam Cruise, courtesy of Conservation Action Trust Recent reports say that one of Zimbabwe’s largest private wildlife areas, Bubye Valley Conservancy, is suffering from […]
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 […]