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Tag: traditional Chinese medicine

Join the Campaign to Save Vietnam’s Pangolins from Extinction

December 2, 2015 Rhishja CotaAsia

In an effort to stop Vietnam’s pangolins from literally being eaten to extinction, a local NGO has embarked on a multi-faceted campaign to stop the […]

Chinese TCM Industry Says NO to Illegal Wildlife Trade

October 15, 2015October 16, 2015 TRAFFICAsia

BEIJING — Representatives of leading traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) companies have renounced the use of endangered plants and animals protected by national legislation and CITES […]

French Wildlife Photography Festival Backs Pangolin Conservation

November 28, 2014 Guest BloggerAfrica

Courtesy of Dr. Chris Shepherd, Regional Director for TRAFFIC South-East Asia Montier-en-Der, France, November 2014 — The conservation problems facing pangolins were in the spotlight […]

Chinese Authorities Foil Attempt to Smuggle 956 Pangolins

May 14, 2014 Astrid AnderssonAsia

Chinese authorities have intercepted 956 smuggled pangolin carcasses — one of the largest ever illegal pangolin operations it has ever seen, reports China’s state broadcaster, […]

China Outlaws Rare Animal Consumption

April 28, 2014 Astrid AnderssonAsia

Eating rare species is now a criminal offense in China. Last week, members of China’s top legislature body passed a reinterpretation of the country’s criminal […]

Pangolin Trafficking: Over 8,000 Pangolins Seized in 2013

January 3, 2014June 7, 2014 Rhishja CotaAfrica

2013 was another deadly year for pangolins, with an estimated 8,125 of these shy creatures confiscated in 49 instances of illegal trade across 13 countries. […]

47 Pangolins, 100 Critically Endangered Turtles Rescued in Myanmar

December 4, 2013December 4, 2013 Rhishja CotaAsia

Encouraging news from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations’ Wildlife Enforcement Network (ASEAN-WEN): 47 pangolins and 100 Arakan Forest Turtles confiscated by police in Myanmar […]

122 Live Pangolins Seized in Thailand, One in Zimbabwe

November 23, 2013November 23, 2013 Rhishja CotaAfrica

Thai customs officials intercepted the smuggling of 122 live pangolins, which were stowed away in sacks inside an SUV, and believed to be headed for […]

Wildlife Trade Disaster Averted in Vietnam

November 20, 2013November 21, 2013 Rhishja CotaAsia

Victory for wildlife protection in Vietnam: A proposed wildlife law which would have opened the floodgates for commercial farming and trade in endangered species has […]

Pangolin Scales Seized in Hong Kong, 2 Arrested [Photos]

November 7, 2013 Rhishja CotaAsia

Hong Kong Customs foiled a pangolin smuggling operation on October 30, 2013, when a “suspicious” fishing vessel was observed leaving the port of Tap Shek […]

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