Should the international community take a closer look at South Africa’s role in rhino horn trafficking? In 2003, an unexpected criminal element was taking root […]
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Protestors Demand Hong Kong Museum Removes Rhino Horn and Elephant Ivory
Over 20 protestors gathered outside the Hong Kong Museum of Art on Sunday to picket the inclusion of rhino horn and ivory items in an […]
High-Level Report Calls South Africa Wildlife Trade Policy ‘Reckless’
by Don Pinnock, courtesy of Conservation Action Trust, South Africa. Two top international economists say those who advocate trade in rhino horn and ivory fail […]
Operation Crash: U.S. Sentences Rhino Horn Smuggler to Prison
Chinese national Zhifei Li, who pleaded guilty in December 2013 to orchestrating the smuggling of rhino horn and ivory from the United States to China, […]
No Easy Alternatives to Wildlife Conservation Enforcement
Authors: J. Phelps1, C.R. Shepherd2, R. Reeve1,3, M.A. Niissalo4, & E.L.Webb4. Courtesy of Dr. Chris Shepherd, Regional Director, TRAFFIC Southeast Asia. Editor’s note: No Easy […]
South Africa’s Rhino Horn Trade Scheme Trounced by Economics
Supporters of South Africa’s push to legalize rhino horn trade are fond of saying that the position is one of economics — but expert scrutiny […]
Truth Can Be Stranger Than Fiction: The Rhino Horn and Ivory Trade Paradigm
by Ian Michler, courtesy of Conservation Action Trust, South Africa It was Mark Twain who observed that “truth is stranger than fiction”, although some will […]
Singapore and Thailand Customs Each Seize 22kg Rhino Horn
Article courtesy of Dr Chris R. Shepherd, Regional Director, TRAFFIC Southeast Asia 20th January 2014 – Customs officers in Singapore and Thailand have both recorded […]
$1.5 Million Black Rhino Horn Seizure in Singapore
19 January 2014, Singapore – World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) Singapore and TRAFFIC in Southeast Asia applaud the vigilant work of Singapore Customs in […]
Marvel’s ‘Savage Wolverine’ Tackles Rhino Horn, Ivory Trafficking
In the latter part of 2013, the wildlife trafficking crisis crossed over to pop culture, with rhino horn and ivory trafficking taking center stage of […]