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...
A crackdown on illegal tiger products in China has created a soaring trade in lion bones from South Africa to Asia, ecologists say.Alleged ‘tiger’-infused wines and traditional medicines are popular in China. But when the country tightened its rules on selling parts from tigers and other...
July 13, at the area of Metro supermarket’s gate on Pham Van Dong street, Environment Police Department of Bac Tu Liem District Police seized 3 slow lorises being transported by Le Duc Minh. Earlier in June 2015, Minh bought these slow lorises from an unknown man at the area of Dinh Tien Hoang...
Vietnamese youth have apologised to South Africa on behalf of Vietnam for the manner in which the use of rhino horn has resulted in a dramatic decline in rhino populations.The youngsters had been South Africa as part of government’s anti-poaching initiative.Before boarding the plane ...
Scientists are hoping to save the endangered black rhinoceros and even resurrect extinct rhino subspecies after successfully crowdfunding $16,500 (€15,000) for a genome sequencing project. The research team, led by Dr Chuck Murry of the University of Washington, is seeking to sequence the genet...