Bushmeat trafficking in Europe: a ticking time bomb?
27 October 2020
Thousands of tonnes of bushmeat are estimated to be smuggled into Europe each year, both for personal use and commercial trade. Bushmeat trafficking not only
Disease outbreaks caused by wildlife trade are a global, not just Chinese problem
13 February 2020
It is February 2020 and the world is in the grip of another infectious disease outbreak. The disease, first reported from Wuhan, China, on 31
Following the money to disrupt wildlife crime: from words to action
22 November 2019
Since the early 2000s the world has seen an alarming surge in poaching and trafficking of protected wildlife species. These crimes impact not just biodiversity.
The real costs of illegal logging, fishing, and wildlife trade: $1 trillion–$2 trillion per year
1 November 2019
The last decade has seen an increased awareness of the crisis faced by the natural world due to illegal logging, fishing and wildlife trade. Sadly,
Asian demand for fish bladders is driving illegal and unsustainable fishing
1 October 2019
In recent years, conservationists have rung the alarm bell about the dire state of the vaquita, a small porpoise species endemic to the Gulf of
Wildlife crime in Suriname and Bolivia threat to unique species
22 January 2019
Early 2018 IUCN Netherlands commissioned Pauline Verheij of EcoJust to conduct an analysis of wildlife crime in Bolivia and Suriname. This analysis led to a
Ivory trade in Central Africa fuelled by corruption and weak governance
10 September 2017
Weak governance, corruption and shifting trade dynamics are significant factors seriously undermining the control of ivory trafficking throughout five countries in Central Africa, according to
New research reveals scale of pangolin slaughter in Africa
24 July 2017
The true scale of the slaughter of pangolins in Africa has been revealed by new research showing that millions of the scaly mammals are being
Tanzania arrests notorious ivory trafficker ‘Shetani’
1 November 2015
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, October 29, 2015. The law enforcement body responsible for the arrest of the “Queen of Ivory” earlier this month has officially
Chinese ‘Queen of Ivory’ arrested in Tanzania
9 October 2015
A Chinese woman accused of heading one of Africa’s biggest ivory smuggling rings has been arrested and charged. Dubbed the “Ivory Queen”, Yang Feng Glan
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