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Rhino Horn Trafficking: Market-Based Solutions Under Scrutiny [Podcast]
In Episode 38 of the Behind the Schemes podcast, our guest is Dr. Ronald Orenstein and we’re taking a closer look at market-based responses to […]
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 […]
Ivory and Rhino Horn Trade Loopholes Closed in California
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. […]
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 […]
Presidential Task Force Releases Implementation Plan for the National Strategy for Combating Wildlife Trafficking
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, […]
Transportation and Logistics Sector Joins Fight Against Wildlife Trafficking
Bangkok, Thailand, 28th January 2015 — In a groundbreaking global initiative, representatives from the transportation and logistics sector will join wildlife professionals, supply chain experts, […]
California to Close Ivory and Rhino Horn Trade Loopholes
Source: California State Assembly (asmdc.org) Sacramento – In response to the global wildlife crisis in which an average of 96 elephants are being slaughtered daily […]
Czech Officials File Criminal Charges Against 16 Rhino Horn Traffickers
Criminal charges have been filed in the Czech Republic against 16 people involved in a rhino horn trafficking scheme linked to a game ranch in […]
Rhino Horn ‘Infusion’ Claims Under Scrutiny in South Africa
First, they called it rhino horn “poisoning”, then “infusion”, and now “devaluation”. The Rhino Rescue Project in South Africa says its controversial anti-poaching measure — […]