In a continuing crackdown on the illegal wildlife trade in West Africa, four ivory traffickers have been arrested in Gabon, near the border of Cameroon. […]
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‘Operation Crash’: Antiques Dealer Qiang Wang Pleads Guilty to Rhino Horn, Ivory Smuggling
Qiang Wang, a New York antiques dealer arrested in February 2013 as part of “Operation Crash”, has pled guilty to conspiracy to smuggle artifacts made […]
Trafficker Emile N’Bouke Arrested in Togo with ‘Hundreds of Kilos’ of Ivory
Infamous ivory smuggler Emile N’bouke has at last been brought down by authorities in the West African country of Togo. Dubbed “The Boss”, N’bouke is […]
Pakistan Sounds the Alarm on Behalf of Pangolins
Researchers in Pakistan warn that the country’s pangolins are under tremendous pressure from China’s appetite for the scales and flesh of this imperiled species. The […]
Hong Kong Seizes Massive Shipment of Ivory, Rhino Horns, Leopard Skins
Customs officials in Hong Kong have seized 1,120 elephant tusks, 13 rhino horns, and five leopard skins in one shipment which originated from Nigeria, with […]
Pangolin Trafficking: 2011 to August 2013 [Infographic]
Updated figures for global pangolin trafficking suggest that between 91,390 and 182,780 pangolins were victims of the illegal trade during the period of 2011 through […]
Tiger Population on the Rise in Nepal
Good news from Nepal: The number of its wild tigers has increased by 63 percent since 2009. This is the second year in a row […]
Congo: Notorious Ivory Trafficker ‘Pepito’ Jailed
An ivory kingpin who evaded justice for over a decade is now behind bars at Brazzaville Prison. Naftali Honig of Project for the Application of […]
Chinese Website Removes Rhino Horn, Bear Bile Adverts
We are pleased to update the story about the eChinacities.com website: The rhino horn and bear bile advertisements have been removed! eChinacities.com has informed us […]
Chinese Website Displays Adverts for Rhino Horn, Bear Bile [UPDATED]
Update 06/07/2013: eChinacities.com has removed the advertisements. In the eChinacities.com classified section of its website, the following advertisement is posted: “Over 10 kilograms of rhinoceros […]