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The new report, Law of the Tiger: A Comparative Study of the Laws Governing Tiger Trafficking in 12 Tiger Range States, ...
A powerful new alliance is putting the fight against illegal rhino horn use into the hands of Viet Nam’s future journalists ...
In Tanzania, old traditions of hunting wild animals for food are changing as communities understand more about the risks of poaching and consuming illegal wild ...
After a peak in continental poaching levels of African elephants in 2014-2015, both poaching and illegal trade appear to be showing signs of decreasing. Estimates from the Elephant Trade Information ...
People are dying, daily life is being fragmented, businesses are failing, families and communities are suffering and there is enormous uncertainty about when things will begin to improve, never mind ...
These are just some of the shocking revelations contained in a new report, Empty Shells: An assessment of abalone poaching and trade from southern Africa, published today by TRAFFIC, the international ...
The report was released in the wake of the world’s largest ever pangolin seizure, when China announced the seizure of 11.9 tonnes of scales from a ship in Shenzen last month. Known as the world’s most ...
TRAFFIC’s “HIGH FLYING: Insight into wildlife trafficking through India's airports” analysis found the trafficking of over 70,000 native and exotic wild animals, including their body parts or ...
Within the context of the COVID-19 pandemic and growing attention to zoonotic disease emergence, health experts and thought-leaders continue to examine how the interactions between humans, wildlife ...
In assessing the trafficking and illegal wildlife trade from the turn of the century, Southeast Asia: At the heart of wildlife trade shows just how persistent the problem has been. Authors also noted ...
Overall, whole tigers, dead and live, as well as a variety of tiger parts equal to a conservative estimate of 3,377 tigers were confiscated between January 2000 and June 2022 across 50 countries and ...
Combatting poaching and illegal trade of snow leopards is a key objective of the Global Snow Leopard Ecosystem Protection Program (GSLEP), which unites all 12 snow leopard range countries with ...