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U.S. and India Sign MOU on Combating Wildlife Trafficking

June 3, 2016 Guest BloggerAsia

The United States and India have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to facilitate joint efforts to combat wildlife trafficking and promote other wildlife conservation […]

Collectors Exploit Weak Wildlife Laws to Import Live Pangolins into U.S.

May 6, 2016November 18, 2016 Rhishja CotaAfrica

Wild pangolins are under siege in the West African country of Togo, where lax local laws – and the CITES Appendix II listing – have […]

CITES Appendix II Protection Proposed for Africa’s Softshell Turtles

May 4, 2016November 18, 2016 Rhishja CotaAfrica

A surge in Chinese consumption of Africa’s softshell turtles has prompted a proposal to list six softshell turtle species in CITES Appendix II. Parties to […]

American Commerce is No Friend of Protected Birds

August 21, 2015August 21, 2015 Andrew Larson, CFP®, MBABirds

My wife and I are residents of Sonoma County, California. Sonoma County is home to a rugged Pacific coastline, towering redwood forests, and rolling vineyards. It […]

U.S. Announces Unprecedented Coalition to Fight Wildlife Trafficking

August 6, 2015August 6, 2015 Rhishja CotaBears

The White House continues to move forward in the battle against wildlife crime with the launch of the “Wildlife Trafficking Alliance” — a coalition which […]

Presidential Task Force Releases Implementation Plan for the National Strategy for Combating Wildlife Trafficking

February 11, 2015February 11, 2015 Guest BloggerBears

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, […]

US Upholds Ban on Elephant Trophies from Rogue States

August 1, 2014 Guest BloggerAfrica

by Martina Polley, Conservation Action Trust The United States government has upheld its earlier ban on the importation of elephant trophies from Tanzania and Zimbabwe […]

U.S. Bans Ivory Trade, Unveils ‘National Strategy for Combating Wildlife Trafficking’

February 11, 2014March 4, 2014 Rhishja CotaAfrica

Today the United States has announced a ban on the commercial trade of elephant ivory, as part of its National Strategy for Combating Wildlife Trafficking. […]

U.S. Sentences Rhino Horn Trafficker Michael Slattery Jr. to Prison

January 10, 2014January 10, 2014 Rhishja CotaMammals

On January 10, 2014, U.S. District Judge John Gleeson of the Eastern District of New York sentenced Irish national Michael Slattery Jr. to 14 months […]

US Moves to Close Rhino Horn Trade Loopholes by Listing White Rhino as Threatened

September 10, 2013September 10, 2013 Rhishja CotaAfrica

In response to the international rhino horn trafficking crisis, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service has announced the listing of the southern white rhinoceros […]

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