New protections for sharks, songbirds, frogs and more at CITES trade summit
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Amid a global biodiversity crisis, nations have agreed to protect threatened species like sharks, songbirds, glass frogs and tropical timber by regulating their trade. Over the past two weeks, member ..read more
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Fake it till you save it? Synthetic animal parts pose a conservation conundrum
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Twice a year, thousands of members of South Africa’s Nazareth Baptist Church clothe themselves in spots and walk to their holy grounds in KwaZulu-Natal province to take up a dance ..read more
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Poaching declines in Tanzania following prosecution of ivory trafficking ringleaders
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Once known as the world’s elephant killing fields, Tanzania appears to have halted the worst ivory poaching within its borders, making more than 2,300 arrests of poachers and traffickers over ..read more
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Wildlife trafficking, like everything else, has gone online during COVID-19
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MANILA — When COVID-19 emerged in early 2020 in Southeast Asia, its governments took rapid containment actions: lockdowns, travel restrictions and trade suspensions, alerting the public about the virus. The ..read more
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Wildlife trade hub Vietnam is also hub of impunity for traffickers, report says
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Only 14% of wildlife seizures made in Vietnam in the past decade have resulted in convictions, according to a new report that highlights the weak enforcement in the country and ..read more
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As seizures of poached giant clams rise, links to ivory trade surface
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In April 2021, authorities in the Philippines made a notable discovery. On a beachfront property on Sitio Green Island in Palawan province, they found shell after shell of giant clams ..read more
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Can we plan for a future without trophy hunting? (commentary)
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In December, the British government announced a plan to ban the import of hunting trophies into the UK.  The proposal has popular support, but there is a vocal contingent that ..read more
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Twenty years since a massive ivory seizure, what lessons were learned? (commentary)
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In late June 2002, the container ship MOL Independence docked at a Singapore port after a voyage of almost a month from Durban in South Africa. On board was a ..read more
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As poachers poison wildlife, Zimbabwe finds an antidote in tougher laws
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Nearly a decade ago, poachers used cyanide to slaughter more than 135 elephants for their ivory in and around Zimbabwe’s Hwange National Park. In the wake of these poisonings, the ..read more
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Myanmar wildlife trade remains opaque, despite focus on border hubs
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Lying at the nexus of South Asia, Southeast Asia and China, Myanmar hosts an extraordinary mix of ecosystems that represent some of the last refuges of an ever-lengthening list of ..read more
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