BANGKOK — When the authorities in Thailand recently intercepted huge stashes of ivory stuffed inside shipments of beans and tea leaves, the seizures were described as groundbreaking international police work.Europol, the international police agency, said the sting operation that led ...
Tigers are highly endangered – there are as few as 3,200 remaining in the wild. One of the most significant threats for the survival of tigers is trade in their body parts. Almost every body part of the tiger is traded by criminals for massive profit and the trade is fuelled by corruption. The...
This is according to research conducted by Dr. Dao Truong from the research unit TREES (Tourism Research in Economic Environs and Society) at the North-West University's Potchefstroom Campus in South Africa.Vietnam is the world's largest consumer of illicit rhino horn products and it is in this Sout...
The man was arrested in the coastal city of Bintuhan, a notorious transit point for ivory, tiger skins and other wildlife contraband. Bintuhan is located in Bukit Barisan Selatan National Park in the province of Bengkulu. The trader worked with dealers in Indonesia’s Riau and Lampung provinces...
In order to combat wildlife trade and consumption in Vietnam, the relationship among MONRE, MARD, Police and Ministry of Justice needs to be strengthened. Activities to raise awareness for the community regarding protecting wildlife are critical as well
NAIROBI, Kenya — President Obama will forgo the usual tourist safari during his visit here, but his administration on Saturday announced new legal changes intended to help protect endangered wildlife in African nations.The changes would restrict the sale of African elephant ivory acr...
KOCHI: Even as wildlife poaching and illegal ivory trade is thriving in the State, a proposal by the Public Undertaking Committee of the Kerala Assembly to use the elephant tusks and animal horns kept in zoos and museums for preparing ayurvedic medications is yet get approval from the authorities co...
OLYMPIA -- Washington voters will decide this fall whether the state should crack down on people who traffic in endangered animals.Initiative 1401 has more than enough valid signatures to qualify for the November ballot, the Secretary of State's office said Wednesday afternoon. Supporters had t...
A British-made system called Rapid – Real-time Anti-Poaching Intelligence Device, could be fitted in rhinos’ horns to help catch poachers. This system includes a camera, a heart-rate monitor linked to an alarm and a satellite-tracking device to enable the authorities to scramble a helico...
Entebbe — Aviation police yesterday seized 48 boxes of ivory, which had already eluded Entebbe Airport security en route to Singapore.By press time, the worth of the seized ivory, which was aboard an Ethiopian Airlines flight, was not readily available since police were yet to weigh them.A kil...