Wild fauna and flora traffic news. Subscribe to traffic.org! latest news from TRAFFIC via [email protected] France to destroy ivory stockpiles Paris, France, 6th February 2014—France today becomes the latest country to destroy its ivory stockpiles, following recent public ivory destruction events in Gabon, the Philippines, USA, China and an announcement by Hong Kong that it intends to destroy 28 tonnes of stockpiled ivory. More than 15,000 ivory pieces seized by French Customs at Roissy Paris airport over a 21-year period between 1987 and 2007 will be destroyed, weighing a combined total of three tonnes. Click to read more ... DateThursday, February 6, 2014 at 8:00 | Share ArticleShare Article Over 2,000 Pig-nosed Turtles fly home to a troubled future Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 6th February 2014—Over 2,000 smuggled Pig-nosed Turtles seized in Hong Kong last month have made the long trip home to Indonesia where authorities have foiled the trafficking of thousands more of these sought-after turtles since early January. Click to read more ... DateThursday, February 6, 2014 at 7:52 | Share ArticleShare Article UN Security Council targets poaching and wildlife trade with DRC sanctions UN, 30th January 2014—The United Nations Security Council took a critical step today in tackling elephant poaching and illicit ivory trade by addressing the link between instability in the Democratic Republic of Congo and wildlife trafficking. In renewing the DRC sanctions regime, the resolution targets individuals and entities illegally supporting armed groups through the illicit trade of natural resources, including wildlife and wildlife products, such as elephant ivory. Click to read more ... DateThursday, January 30, 2014 at 17:05 | Share ArticleShare Article Discovery of snared Sun Bear indicative of relentless poaching in Belum-Temengor Forest Complex, Malaysia Perak, Malaysia, 28th January 2014—The carcass of a Malayan Sun Bear and several snares have been found in jungles near the Belum-Temengor Forest Complex in northern Malaysia, underscoring poaching’s incessant pressure on endangered species in the area. Click to read more ... DateTuesday, January 28, 2014 at 9:51 | Share ArticleShare Article VACANCY: Timber Trade Project Officer TRAFFIC is seeking a Timber Trade Project Officer based in Windhoek, Namibia, to play a pivotal role in developing TRAFFICs regional timber trade programme and to be responsible for the implementation of timber trade related projects in the region. Closing date for applications: 16th February 2014 Further details and how to apply DateMonday, January 27, 2014 at 16:33 | Share ArticleShare Article Tanzania: Reshuffled cabinet should address poaching urgently Tanzania, 27th January 2014—Conservation organizations WWF and TRAFFIC are extremely alarmed by the dramatic rise in poaching within Tanzania and call upon the recently reshuffled cabinet members to act quickly, judiciously and decisively, to eradicate the increasing poaching menace within the country. Click to read more ... DateMonday, January 27, 2014 at 8:32 | Share ArticleShare Article Chinese Embassy in Kenya tells its citizens involvement in illegal wildlife trade is not acceptable Nairobi, Kenya, 24th January 2014—Chinas Embassy in Nairobi last week hosted an event for Chinese businesses and citizens based in Africa to address the growing issue of illegal wildlife trade and their government’s intention to co-operate with local authorities to investigate, arrest and prosecute offenders. Click to read more ... DateFriday, January 24, 2014 at 13:22 | Share ArticleShare Article VACANCY: Wildlife-TRAPS Project Officer TRAFFIC is seeking a Project Officer based in Yaoundé, Cameroon, to help implement a USAID-funded ‘Wildlife Trafficking, Response, Assessment, Priority Setting’ (Wildlife-TRAPS) initiative. Wildlife-TRAPS will focus on achieving a high impact with a tightly focused group of species products (i.e. including ivory and rhino horn) traded between Central and East & Southern Africa and East and South-East Asia. Closing dates for applications: 16th February 2014 Further details and how to apply DateTuesday, January 21, 2014 at 10:34 | Share ArticleShare Article Singapore and Thailand Customs each seize 22 kg rhino horn 20th January 2014–Customs officers in Singapore and Thailand have both recorded significant rhino horn seizures within a few days of one another. In each instance, close to 22 kg rhino horn were seized from the luggage of passengers on their way to Viet Nam. Click to read more ... DateMonday, January 20, 2014 at 19:23 | Share ArticleShare Article Page 1 2 3 4 5 ... 86 Next 9 Entries »
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