African elephant populations across the continent have experienced an alarming decline in the past 50 years, as highlighted in a paper published in November 2024. African forest elephants have been impacted even more severely than their savanna cousins, with some regions reporting declines exceeding 90 per cent. This stark reduction raises urgent concerns about the […]
The 78th meeting of the Standing Committee (SC78) of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) kicked off in Geneva, Switzerland, on Monday. This is the body that considers compliance, implementation and enforcement matters, providing guidance to the CITES Secretariat and Parties through recommendations and preparing draft decisions for […]
Today is International Tiger Day – a reminder of why the conservation of tigers and other big cats is critical to addressing the biodiversity and climate crisis – and we bring you news of a new project we are working on with Go Insight
As a species, leopards are adaptable and built to endure – we should be giving them the best chance of doing so
Wildlife traffickers don't recognise national borders, they exploit them to take advantage of disparities in legislation, weaknesses in law enforcement and the challenges associated with international cooperation
On the eve of World Pangolin Day 2024 (17 February), EIA campaigner Erin Chong ventures into a remote forest in Malaysia in pursuit of the elusive Sunda pangolin