by Adam Cruise, Courtesy of Conservation Action Trust South Africa’s Department of Environmental Affairs has released for public comment its first-ever Biodiversity Management Plan for […]
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All 8 Pangolin Species Threatened with Extinction; 2 Species Now ‘Critically Endangered’
All eight pangolin species are now considered threatened with extinction, according to the latest update of the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species ™. Two […]
2 Pangolin Smugglers Caught in Vietnam
Custom Control officials in Vietnam’s Quảng Ninh Province have nabbed two pangolin traffickers and seized 220 kg of pangolins from a vehicle. The pair was […]
Hong Kong Customs Seize 790kg Of Ivory Smuggled In Suitcases
Hong Kong customs officials have intercepted almost 800kg of ivory, smuggled in the suitcases of 15 Vietnamese passengers — the largest-ever amount of ivory seized […]
Vietnam Urged to Destroy 25-Ton Ivory Stockpile
Local NGO Education for Nature-Vietnam (ENV) has released a statement calling for the destruction of the country’s 25-ton stockpile of confiscated ivory. Nguyen Phuong Dung, […]
39 Pangolins Seized in Southern China, Smuggler in Custody
Police in China’s port city of Fangchenggang have seized 39 pangolins from a car and taken one suspect into custody following an early morning traffic […]
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 […]
Pangolin Trafficking: Over 8,000 Pangolins Seized in 2013
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. […]
Wildlife Trade Disaster Averted in Vietnam
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 […]
Bookshelf: Ivory, Horn and Blood — Behind the Elephant and Rhinoceros Poaching Crisis
The new book Ivory, Horn and Blood: Behind the Elephant and Rhinoceros Poaching Crisis by Dr. Ronald Orenstein is essential reading for anyone who cares […]