TOKYO — Japan’s ivory tusk registration system is awash with fraud, fueling illegal ivory trade and undermining international action to protect Africa’s disappearing elephants under […]
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Beijing Forest Police Smash Major Wildlife Trafficking Ring
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 […]
Japan’s Irresponsible Hunts Wiping Out Whales, Dolphins, Porpoises
TOKYO: More than one million whales, dolphins and porpoises have been slaughtered off Japan in the past 70 years – and new analysis by the […]
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 […]
Study Finds Yahoo! Profits from Sales of Endangered Whale and Dolphin Products
A new report released by the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) has revealed that Yahoo! Inc. is profiting from trade in products derived from endangered and […]