As delegates prepare for the 3rd Asia Ministerial Conference on Tiger Conservation, from April 12 to 14 in New Delhi, we the undersigned urge Ministers […]
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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 […]
NGOs Call for Urgent Action to End Tiger ‘Farming’ and Trade
We the undersigned believe that a Zero Demand approach to trade in tiger parts and derivatives is essential to achieve Zero Poaching. This means an […]
World Leaders are Wasting Time the Tiger Does Not Have
Courtesy of Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) Next week, Parties to the UN Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) will meet in Geneva and […]
China’s Tiger Trade Conspiracy [Podcast]
In Episode 39 of the Behind the Schemes podcast, our guest is international wildlife investigator Judy Mills and we’re scrutinizing the impact of China’s tiger […]
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 […]
Join the Campaign to Save Vietnam’s Pangolins from Extinction
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 […]
U.S. House Passes ‘Global Anti-Poaching Act’ to Fight Wildlife Trafficking
The United States has strengthened its commitment to crack down on wildlife trafficking with the House passage of the Global Anti-Poaching Act (H.R. 2494), legislation […]
Part 3 – International Wildlife Crime: Rubbing Out the Dots
I wouldn’t want too much to be read into that title (which isn’t a deliberate reference to gangster slang) but, yes, I do wish to […]
Malaysia: Posters and Signboard Warnings for Poachers and Traffickers
KUALA LUMPUR – Poachers and wildlife traders should consider themselves warned and under watch thanks to new signboards for the public and posters for frontline […]