On 28 April 2014, French Customs seized 70 live tortoises, species Testudo graeca (also known as Greek tortoise or spur-thighed tortoise (CITES Annex II/B). The
BEIJING, April 24 (Xinhua) — China’s top legislature on Thursday passed an interpretation of the Criminal Law which will put eaters of rare wild animals
A Saudi Prince has reportedly killed 2,100 endangered houbara bustards during a three-week hunting trip to Pakistan. According to a report prepared by the regional
London, February 06, 2014 – A group of organizations headed by the Elephant Action League and focused on fighting wildlife and forest crime has launched
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
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
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
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
(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
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
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