Bangkok, Thailand, 28th January 2015 — In a groundbreaking global initiative, representatives from the transportation and logistics sector will join wildlife professionals, supply chain experts, […]
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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 — […]
272 Turtles Seized at Bangkok Airport, 2 Smugglers Arrested
Article and photo courtesy of Dr. Chris Shepherd, Regional Director, TRAFFIC Southeast Asia. Hot on the heels of three major tortoise and freshwater turtle seizures […]
Bangkok Identified as Hub for Tortoise Trafficking
Article and photos courtesy of Dr. Chris Shepherd, Regional Director, TRAFFIC Southeast Asia. Over a period of just two weeks, authorities in Thailand, India, and […]
CITES CoP16 Round Up and Commentary
The 16th Conference of the Parties (CoP16) to CITES concluded in Bangkok, Thailand, on March 14th, 2013, with mixed results for the world’s most threatened […]
Rhino Horn Smugglers Arrested in Thailand and Vietnam
Authorities in Thailand and Vietnam arrested two rhino horn smugglers and confiscated ten rhino horns in two separate incidents on January 6th, 2013. Thai authorities […]