EcoJust teams up with Wildleaks
19 February 2014
London, February 06, 2014 – A group of organizations headed by the Elephant Action League and focused on fighting wildlife and forest crime has launched
46 Nations vow to combat illegal wildlife trade
16 February 2014
The Illegal Wildlife Trade Conference, held in London on 13 February 2014, has agreed key actions to stamp out the illegal wildlife trade. During the
Rare iguanas seized at UK Heathrow airport
4 February 2014
On Monday 3 February 2014, days after hundreds of reptiles and amphibians from Madagascar were found dead at South Africa’s Johannesburg airport, UK Customs seized
Hundreds of animals from Madagascar found dead in South Africa
3 February 2014
On Wednesday 29 January 2014 hundreds of animals were found dead at Johannesburg’s OR Tambo International Airport. They were part of a shipment of over
The massacre of Zimbabwe’s elephants by greedy politicians
23 October 2013
As across Africa elephants are dying by the many thousands at the hands of poachers, there is one particular area that tells the tale of
Wildlife trafficking in Europe: the tip of a growing iceberg
5 July 2013
(This blog is adapted from an article that will be published in the Norwegian Police Magazine Miljøkrim, publication date August 2013) Globally, illegal wildlife trade
Over 3000 Great Apes robbed from the wild annuallyMeer dan 3000 mensapen per jaar uit natuur geroofd
28 March 2013
The multibillion-dollar illegal animal trade is threatening the survival of great apes, as chimpanzees, orangutans, gorillas and bonobos are vanishing from the wild in frightening
CITES 2013: will the paper tiger roar?CITES 2013: zal de papieren tijger brullen?
20 March 2013
CoP16, the 16th conference of the parties to CITES (3-14 March, Bangkok, Thailand) has ended with a remarkable lack of agreement among conservationists about the
EU takes action against illegal timber importsEU neemt actie tegen invoer van illegaal hout
2 March 2013
EU introduces ban on the import of illegally harvested timber On 3 March 2013, following years of debate and preparation, the EU Timber Regulation (EUTR)
Tiger trade in the EU?Tijgerhandel in de EU?
26 February 2013
Czech customs find a sack of tiger bones Czech Customs recently made a surprising discovery: during a routine inspection in Svitavy, a town in the
Header image by: Richard Ladkhani
Share page on social media
Keywords
Africa
Asia
bushmeat
China
CITES
corruption
elephants
ETIS
EU
Gabon
GRASP
great apes
Hwange
illicit trade
INTERPOL
ivory
Kaziranga
Kony
Kruger
LRA
manta rays
Netherlands
organized crime
poaching
polar bears
rhino
rhino horn
rhino poaching
seized
seizure
seizures
sharks
South Africa
surplus animals
Thailand
tiger
tigers
timber trade
TRAFFIC
UNEP
UN Security Council
WCS
wildlife crime
WWF
Zimbabwe
