by Sharon Gilbert-Rivett, courtesy of Conservation Action Trust Earlier this year, horrific photographs and graphic video footage showing baby elephants being abused at an elephant […]
Prince William: Wildlife Trafficking is ‘One of the Most Insidious Forms of Corruption’
In his first-ever visit to Washington, D.C., the Duke of Cambridge spoke at the World Bank on an issue “extremely close” to his heart: the […]
U.S. Judge Sentences Tortoise Trafficker to Prison
A U.S. District Court judge has sentenced Kwong Wa Cheung to two months in federal prison, followed by two years of supervised release, for attempting […]
Activists Call for End of Legal Ivory Sales in Hong Kong
Last Saturday, a group of about 30 activists demonstrated outside Chinese Goods Centre Ltd store in Hong Kong. The shop is one of 447 licensed […]
Revealed: Bangkok Market Provides Safe Haven for Illegal Tortoise Trade
Courtesy of Dr. Chris Shepherd, Regional Director for TRAFFIC South-East Asia Cambridge, UK, 4 December 2014: A new study shows that Bangkok’s Chatuchak market — […]
French Wildlife Photography Festival Backs Pangolin Conservation
Courtesy of Dr. Chris Shepherd, Regional Director for TRAFFIC South-East Asia Montier-en-Der, France, November 2014 — The conservation problems facing pangolins were in the spotlight […]
Natural Ruses Rule Out Culling for Elephants in Kruger National Park, South Africa
By Glynis O’Hara, Conservation Action Trust There will be no further culling of elephants in Kruger National park for population control. So says Dr Sam […]
South Africa: Lion ‘Farmers’ Reducing the King of Beasts to Easy Prey for ‘Hunters’
By Martina Polley, Conservation Action Trust International indignation over the canned hunting of lions in South Africa is growing, writes Martina Polley. Lions are majestic […]
New Study Reveals Shocking Increase of Bear Bile Extraction ‘Farms’ in Lao PDR
Courtesy of Dr. Chris Shepherd, Regional Director for TRAFFIC South-East Asia The number of bears in farms supplying the widespread and expanding bile extraction industry […]
Collared Leopard ‘Accidentally’ Shot in Northern Cape, South Africa
By Martina Polley, Conservation Action Trust A farmer has shot a leopard, which was collared for research, in the Boesmanland area in the Northern Cape […]