Courtesy of Dr. Chris Shepherd, Regional Director for TRAFFIC South-East Asia Montier-en-Der, France, November 2014 — The conservation problems facing pangolins were in the spotlight […]
Tag: Africa
All 8 Pangolin Species Threatened with Extinction; 2 Species Now ‘Critically Endangered’
All eight pangolin species are now considered threatened with extinction, according to the latest update of the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species ™. Two […]
Progress for Pangolins at CITES Meeting in Geneva
The 65th Meeting of the CITES Standing Committee held in Geneva yielded positive results for pangolins with the establishment of an intercessional working group on […]
6 Months of Pangolin Trafficking in Asia: 17 Seizures in 6 Countries
During the first six months of 2014, at least 17 pangolin trafficking incidents were reported across six Asian countries: China (including Hong Kong), India, Indonesia, […]
Oil Company To Cease Operations In Virunga National Park, DRC
In a huge win for conservation, British petroleum conglomerate Soco International PLC has pledged to stop exploring for oil in Virunga National Park in the […]
Elephant Lives Being Traded For Votes in Namibia
The Namibian government is selling hunting permits for its unique population of rare desert elephants. The only other group of desert-dwelling elephants are found in […]
Oil Company Begins Tests In Virunga National Park, Chief Warden Survives Shooting
British petroleum conglomerate SOCO International PLC began seismic tests in Lake Edward, Virunga National Park in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on April 26. […]
Progress or Propaganda? China Announces Ivory Burning Ceremony
In what could be a critical development in the fight against wildlife trafficking, China’s State Forestry Administration has announced that confiscated ivory will be burned […]
Pressure Mounts on Hong Kong Government to Destroy Ivory Stockpile
Following the recent ivory stockpile crush in the United States, pressure is mounting on Hong Kong to do the same to its 30 tonnes. At […]
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 […]