Today is International Snow Leopard Day, a global observance commemorating the signing of the Bishkek Declaration on the conservation of snow leopards in 2013. The snow leopard has been listed on the IUCN Red List as ‘Endangered’ since 1986, although it recently had its threat status downgraded to ‘Vulnerable'
An updated interactive map of the global illegal trade in rhino horn depicts seizures and thefts of rhino horn as well as convictions relating to rhino horn trade worldwide from 2006 to September 2017, offering insights into a devastating criminal trade that continues to fuel the large-scale slaughter of rhinos
Illegal wildlife and timber seizures made routinely around the world are often used as a high-profile photo opportunity for the media ¬– but if the cameras are brought in as soon as a seizure is made it is a fair bet there will not be a meaningful investigation as publicising the seizure can serve to tip off criminals
Guangzhou Zoo announced that animal performances would cease after deciding not to renew its contract with Anhui Guangde Animal Circus, which had been renting space at the zoo and staging performances there for 24 years
The presidents of Mexico and China, Enrique Peña Nieto and Xi Jinping, reiterated their commitment and support to international efforts to save the critically endangered vaquita porpoise
We were shocked and saddened to receive the tragic news that on Wednesday, August 16, 2017 Wayne Lotter, one of the conservation world’s shining lights, was brutally murdered in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. His untimely death is a massive blow to wildlife conservation and the larger community.