Jailing of international wildlife crime kingpin a body-blow to illegal trade
Asian illegal wildlife trade kingpin Teo Boon Ching has been sentenced to 18 months in prison by a court in New York for large-scale trafficking of rhinoceros horns
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World Health Organisation urged to condemn traditional Chinese medicine utilising wild animal parts
In a controversial decision questioned by wildlife scientists around the globe, the World Health Organisation (WHO) is set to formally recognise Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) for the first time at the 72nd World Health Assembly in Geneva
Flourishing Vietnamese wildlife crime gangs pose mounting threat to elephants
An undercover investigation has revealed Vietnamese criminal syndicates are becoming increasingly prolific, presenting a fast-growing threat to already besieged populations of elephants and other endangered wildlife
Much more needs to be done to fight illegal wildlife trade
The Kasane Conference on Illegal Wildlife Trade concluded in Botswana today with the adoption of a statement which galvanises the high-level political commitment to combat the “scourge of illegal wildlife trade”
Laos’ Sin City’s an illegal wildlife supermarket for Chinese tourists
A resort complex tucked away in Laos and marketed to Chinese gamblers and tourists is a hub for trade in illegal wildlife products and parts, a new report reveals
Poaching increases as SA pushes legal rhino horn trade
The poaching of rhinos in South Africa has increased by more than three rhinos a week on average since Environmental Minister Edna Molewa called for a legal international trade in rhino horn, according to analysis by the non-profit Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA)