France has joined the growing international movement to close down ivory trafficking and has announced that its three tons of confiscated ivory will be destroyed. […]
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‘Operation Crash’: U.S. Sentences Rhino Horn Trafficker Qiang Wang to Prison
New York antiques dealer Qiang Wang, aka Jeffrey Wang, was sentenced in federal court on December 5, 2013, to three years and one month in […]
Elephants: The Poster Child for a Failed Experiment
Guest blogger: Susie Watts The problem with the elephant debate in a CITES context is that the political symbolism of the African elephant has always […]
Kenya Wildlife DNA Forensics Lab One Step Closer to Opening
A multi-national delegation, headed by Dr. William Clark of INTERPOL, has conducted a two-day training workshop and site inspection at the DNA Forensics Laboratory at Kenya […]
Ivory Traders, Leopard Skin Dealer Arrested in the Congo
Across the Republic of Congo, wildlife traffickers are feeling the long arm of the law, thanks to the dedicated work of eco-guards in Odzala-Kokoua National […]
Bookshelf: Ivory, Horn and Blood — Behind the Elephant and Rhinoceros Poaching Crisis
The new book Ivory, Horn and Blood: Behind the Elephant and Rhinoceros Poaching Crisis by Dr. Ronald Orenstein is essential reading for anyone who cares […]
Pangolin Trafficking: 2011 to October 2013 [Infographic]
During the months of August through October 2013, at least 2,804 pangolins were recorded in 15 pangolin trafficking incidents across seven countries. This conservative figure […]
Hong Kong Vows to Take Action Against Ivory Smugglers
Just one day ahead of the worldwide March for Elephants on October 4, 2013, 189 elephant tusks weighing almost 1,700 lbs were intercepted by The […]
Ivory Destruction: Beyond Burning
On November 14, 2013 (rescheduled from October 8), the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service plans to crush its stockpile of elephant ivory consisting of 5.4 […]
US Will Destroy 6-Ton Ivory Stockpile to Highlight Global Wildlife Trafficking Crisis
The United States Fish and Wildlife Service has announced that six tons of confiscated ivory currently held in Denver, Colorado, will be destroyed on November […]