Just one day following the release of our infographic showing the shocking volume of pangolin scales seized during the first 193 days of 2016, we […]
Tag: wildlife crime
Playing Poker with Wildlife Smugglers
In April of this year, yet another wildlife seizure was made in Hong Kong[i]. It involves a man allegedly smuggling ivory from (very appropriately) Ivory […]
South Africa Conviction Rate ‘Pitiful’ for Rhino Crimes?
By Melanie Verwoerd, courtesy of Conservation Action Trust. When it comes to statistics, the devil is always in the detail – or in the spin, […]
Corruption – Are We Targeting the Right People?
I spent a very interesting day in February at a meeting convened by Transparency International, WWF and DICE (Durrell Institute of Conservation and Ecology at […]
Combating Wildlife Crime: “A cynic is a man who …
“A cynic is a man who, when he smells flowers, looks around for a coffin.” (H.L. Mencken) I imagine some readers of my posts must […]
Wildlife Crime: If We’re Going to Make a Difference, It Has to Be Soon
Several species are approaching what conservationists call the ‘tipping point’, i.e. that number in their populations where natural births cannot replace offtake from poaching or […]
Fighting Wildlife Crime in Vietnam: The Downfall of the Bastard of the Internet
By Douglas Hendrie, Crime Unit Advisor, Education for Nature-Vietnam The case file reads like a book: Nearly 25 pages of documentation detailing Education for Nature-Vietnam’s […]
Part 1 -International Wildlife Crime: Are We Connecting the Dots?
Are we connecting the dots to see what needs to be done? In my book on combating international wildlife crime[i], I spoke of the importance […]
Who Should Be Appointed ‘UN Special Envoy Against Wildlife Trafficking’?
Guest blogger: John M. Sellar OBE FRGS The question is one that needs to be answered by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki Moon and his advisors […]
UN Adopts Historic Resolution to Fight Wildlife Trafficking
Courtesy of TRAFFIC New York, USA, 30 July 2015 — The 69th session of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly today adopted a resolution committing […]