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
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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
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”
China and Laos wildlife traffickers exploiting coronavirus fears to peddle illegal wildlife
Illegal wildlife traders are seeking to cash in on fears over the novel coronavirus outbreak in China by peddling fake cures containing rhino horn and other endangered species
High profile pressures Vietnam to tackle its role as a leading wildlife crime hotspot
Vietnam has swiftly emerged as one of the world’s leading hotspots for illegal wildlife trade - but now it's in pole position to do something about it
China’s global push for traditional medicine must come with conditions for threatened wildlife
Chinese Government policy continues to legitimise the use of body parts of wildlife species threatened by trade in traditional Chinese medicine