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 […]
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Korean Website Displays Adverts for Rhino Horn, Pangolin Scales [UPDATED]
UPDATE 07/23/2013: EC21 has removed the advertisements from their website — thank you! In yet another example of the flourishing online illegal wildlife trade, more […]
Illegal Bear Bile Trade ‘Nothing New’ in North America
Although Asian bear species are the most geographically convenient targets for bear bile used in traditional Chinese medicine, the illegal trade is alive and well […]
Cause for Concern: Canada’s Narwhal Ivory Trade
Although indigenous peoples in the Arctic have traditionally hunted narwhals for food, recent information suggests that the focus has shifted to the marine mammal’s tusk […]