Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray has offered a financial reward in hopes of helping authorities gain the local assistance they need to successfully protect […]
Tag: wildlife trafficking
Malaysia: Online Wildlife Traffickers Arrested, Released on Bail
A palm oil plantation owner and a mechanic were both arrested — and then released on bail — by Malaysia’s Wildlife and National Parks Department […]
Abalone Poaching Continues on the Northern California Coast
California Department of Fish and Wildlife wardens have arrested two abalone poachers and booked them into Mendocino County Jail. The arrests were the result of […]
India: Eight Suspected Tiger Killers Arrested
Following intelligence reports that a notorious wildlife trafficking gang has been given the order to procure 25 tigers for the black market, Chhindwara forest officials […]
U.S. Senate Hearing: Elephant Killings, Ivory Trade Undermining Global Security
The global implications of illegal ivory and rhino horn trafficking were examined during the United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations Hearing held on May […]
Study Finds Illegal Trade in Turtles and Tortoises Thriving in Indonesia
A disturbing report published by the wildlife trade monitoring network TRAFFIC reveals that an alarming number of protected and endangered tortoises and freshwater turtles are […]
The Lion Bone’s Connected to the … Rhino Horn?
International concern is growing around South African game industry insiders who are dabbling in illicit rhino horn and lion bone trade. With fewer than 4,000 […]