In a huge win for conservation, British petroleum conglomerate Soco International PLC has pledged to stop exploring for oil in Virunga National Park in the […]
African Parks, ICCN Respond to Elephant Slaughter in Garamba National Park, DRC
Courtesy of Cynthia Walley, African Parks African Parks and ICCN (The Congolese Institute for Nature Conservation) have intensified anti-poaching efforts in eastern DRC to counter […]
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 […]
Elephant Lives Being Traded For Votes in Namibia
The Namibian government is selling hunting permits for its unique population of rare desert elephants. The only other group of desert-dwelling elephants are found in […]
1 Ton of Pangolin Scales from South Africa Seized in Hong Kong
Hong Kong Customs authorities have seized just over one ton of pangolin scales from a shipping container which arrived from South Africa Kenya. This is […]
Operation Crash: U.S. Sentences Rhino Horn Smuggler to Prison
Chinese national Zhifei Li, who pleaded guilty in December 2013 to orchestrating the smuggling of rhino horn and ivory from the United States to China, […]
Nepal: First Rhino Killed in 15 Months
For the first time since February 2013, a rhino was gunned down by wildlife traffickers in Nepal. The killing occurred on May 2, in the […]
Oil Company Begins Tests In Virunga National Park, Chief Warden Survives Shooting
British petroleum conglomerate SOCO International PLC began seismic tests in Lake Edward, Virunga National Park in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on April 26. […]
Thai Authorities Confiscate 225 Rare Turtles at Airport
An attempt to smuggle 225 protected black pond turtles into Thailand was intercepted by customs officials who investigated four unclaimed suitcases at Suvarnabhumi Airport. The […]
Hong Kong Lawmakers Move Toward Total Ivory Ban Following Stockpile Burn
On 15 May 2014, the Hong Kong government began burning the city’s 29.6 tonne confiscated ivory stockpile — one of the largest in the world. […]