A new report released by the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) has revealed that Yahoo! Inc. is profiting from trade in products derived from endangered and […]
2012 Declared International Year of the Rhino
President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono of Indonesia has declared June 5th, 2012, as the beginning of the International Year of the Rhino. It is a fitting […]
India: Politician to Reward Informants, Guards Who Shoot Tiger Killers
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 […]
Sri Lanka Seizes Nation’s Largest Ever Illicit Ivory Haul
The discovery of more than one and half tonnes of elephant ivory in Sri Lanka may point to the potential emergence of new trafficking routes. […]
Vietnam: Three Frozen Tigers Confiscated from Smugglers
Police in Nghe An Province discovered the frozen bodies of three tigers when they searched a car driven by a smuggling suspect. The vehicle stopped […]
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 […]
India: Three Tigers Found Dead in Uttar Pradesh, Poisoning Suspected
In Uttar Pradesh, the bodies of three tigers have been discovered in the span of just three days. One dead tiger was found in the […]
U.S.: Maine Continues Commitment to Protect Threatened Turtles from Motorists
The state of Maine takes great strides to protect its rare turtles by posting “turtle crossing” signs during the nesting season. In an effort to […]
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 […]
U.S.: Killer of Endangered Florida Panther Pleads Guilty
A guilty plea has been entered following a lengthy federal investigation into the intentional killing of an endangered Florida panther in October 2009. According to […]