Great news: Peminat Haiwan Exotic Malaysia – a Facebook group illegally selling protected Malaysian wildlife – has been removed. Yesterday, we called attention to Peminat […]
Tag: illegal wildlife trade
Good News for Leopards: South Africa Bans Leopard Trophy Hunting for 2016
By Don Pinnock, courtesy of Conservation Action Trust The Department of Environmental Affairs has set provincial leopard trophy hunting quotas at zero for 2016, effectively […]
U.S. House Passes ‘Global Anti-Poaching Act’ to Fight Wildlife Trafficking
The United States has strengthened its commitment to crack down on wildlife trafficking with the House passage of the Global Anti-Poaching Act (H.R. 2494), legislation […]
Malaysia: Posters and Signboard Warnings for Poachers and Traffickers
KUALA LUMPUR – Poachers and wildlife traders should consider themselves warned and under watch thanks to new signboards for the public and posters for frontline […]
Part 1 -International Wildlife Crime: Are We Connecting the Dots?
Are we connecting the dots to see what needs to be done? In my book on combating international wildlife crime[i], I spoke of the importance […]
Louisiana Court Sentences Turtle Trafficker to Prison
Convicted turtle trafficker Keith Cantore will spend the next three and a half years in prison for attempting to purchase 100 North American Wood Turtles […]
Illegal Trade Pushing Indonesia’s Rare Black-Winged Myna Towards Extinction
Courtesy of TRAFFIC Black-winged Mynas are prized in the cage bird trade for their striking black and white plumage, lively behaviour and singing ability. Unfortunately, […]
Will China’s Falling Yuan Impact Illegal Wildlife Trade?
Global economists have been concerned about the mysterious Chinese economy for several years. After rising to the world’s second largest economic power with twenty years […]
UN Adopts Historic Resolution to Fight Wildlife Trafficking
Courtesy of TRAFFIC New York, USA, 30 July 2015 — The 69th session of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly today adopted a resolution committing […]
Attempted Smuggling of Over 7,600 Rare Baby Turtles Foiled in Indonesia
During a span of less than one week, Indonesian authorities have seized two massive hauls of protected Pig-nosed Turtles totaling 7,634 individuals. The first incident […]