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A Horrible Elephant Déjà Vu

September 5, 2016 Dave CurreyAfrica

I spent a great deal of my life in the late 1980s undercover, following the sound of drills carving out ivory name seals for the […]

Vietnam’s Illegal Ivory Trade Threatens Africa’s Elephants

July 21, 2016 Guest BloggerAfrica

Courtesy of Save the Elephants Vietnam is now one of the world’s biggest illegal ivory markets. The number of items seen for sale has increased […]

Illegal Trade Pushing Helmeted Hornbills Towards Extinction

May 6, 2016 TRAFFICAsia

Researchers are sounding the alarm for the Helmeted Hornbill after a new study of seizure figures revealed 2,170 hornbill casques had been confiscated from illegal […]

China and the Hunting of Elephants

October 17, 2015October 18, 2015 John M. Sellar OBE FRGSAfrica

People may be welcoming the announcement that China has apparently banned, for one year, the import of ‘African ivory hunting trophies’[i]. I have to be […]

Beijing Forest Police Smash Major Wildlife Trafficking Ring

October 12, 2015October 16, 2015 TRAFFICAsia

Courtesy of TRAFFIC BEIJING – Beijing Forest Police announced the arrest of 16 suspects in a major wildlife trafficking case code-named “May 21”, which led […]

Ivory and Rhino Horn Trade Loopholes Closed in California

September 3, 2015 Rhishja CotaElephants

Legislation prohibiting the sale of ivory and rhino horn in California is now stronger, thanks to the passage of AB 96, which closes pre-ban loopholes. […]

Presidential Task Force Releases Implementation Plan for the National Strategy for Combating Wildlife Trafficking

February 11, 2015February 11, 2015 Guest BloggerBears

Courtesy of U.S. Department of the Interior Recognizing that wildlife trafficking is an urgent conservation and national security threat, the U.S. Departments of the Interior, […]

Ugandan NGO Suing Wildlife Authority Over Pangolin Scale Debacle

January 28, 2015 Rhishja CotaAfrica

Greenwatch Uganda, an environmental NGO, is reportedly taking legal action against the Uganda Wildlife Authority for approving the export of seven tonnes of pangolin scales […]

Transportation and Logistics Sector Joins Fight Against Wildlife Trafficking

January 28, 2015October 16, 2015 TRAFFICAfrica

Bangkok, Thailand, 28th January 2015 — In a groundbreaking global initiative, representatives from the transportation and logistics sector will join wildlife professionals, supply chain experts, […]

Operation Crash: U.S. Auction House President Guilty of Rhino Horn & Ivory Trafficking

January 14, 2015 Guest BloggerAfrica

Source: U.S. Department of Justice Elite Estate Buyers Inc., doing business as Elite Decorative Arts, an auction house located in Boynton Beach, Florida, and the […]

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