Singapore to mark World Elephant Day with the public destruction of seized ivory
Singapore is to mark World Elephant Day on Wednesday (12 August) with the public destruction of ivory seized from illegal trade
Tag: ivory
From profits to prison – the impact of proper investigations into illegal wildlife trade
In an indication that China is getting serious about properly prosecuting wildlife criminals, a court in Jiangsu province has jailed a man for 11-and-a-half years and confiscated about £54,900 (500,000 RMB) worth of his private assets for ivory smuggling
Vietnam’s new wildlife trade crackdown is a positive step but must not be another empty promise
Vietnam’s Prime Minister, Nguyen Xuan Phuc, on Thursday pledged to step up his country’s fight against the illegal wildlife trade
Wildlife crime syndicate members jailed for total of 56.5 years – kingpin due up later
Nine members of one of Southern Africa’s most prolific wildlife trafficking gangs were today (20 July) sentenced by a Malawi court to a total of 56.5 years’ prison time
Wildlife crime syndicate members jailed in Malawi for total of 56.5 years – kingpin due in court later this week
Nine members of one of Southern Africa’s most prolific wildlife trafficking gangs were today (20 July) sentenced by a Malawi court to a total of 56.5 years’ prison time
New UN report on illegal wildlife trade is welcome but some findings could mislead
The key conclusions on ivory and rhino trade in a major new UN report on the international wildlife trade are “premature and misleading”