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Major ivory seizures in Thailand, China and Viet Nam
Thursday, 21 April 2011, 10:44 am | TRAFFIC Wildlife Trade Monitoring Network
Three significant ivory seizures this April provide further insight into the markets being targeted by organized crime syndicates smuggling elephant ivory from Africa to Asia. More >>
Live pangolins and dried snake skins seized in Thailand
Thursday, 21 April 2011, 10:41 am | TRAFFIC Wildlife Trade Monitoring Network
A van packed to the brim with 173 live pangolins and 130 kilogrammes of dried snake skins was confiscated by Thai Customs officers in the wee hours of this morning in Prachuap Khiri Khan. More >>
Reptile and amphibian reporting needs tightening: new study
Thursday, 31 March 2011, 10:57 am | TRAFFIC Wildlife Trade Monitoring Network
Cambridge, UK, 30th March 2011—Wide discrepancies in the numbers of live reptiles and amphibians reported in the pet trade to Thailand indicate misreporting or deliberate violation of international trade rules, according to a paper just published in PLoS ... More >>
South African measures to restrict cycad trade inadequate
Sunday, 27 February 2011, 12:36 pm | TRAFFIC Wildlife Trade Monitoring Network
South Africa, 15thFebruary 2011—A proposal published for public comment could result in trade in eleven species of native cycad trees being brought to a halt by authorities in South Africa, and trade in others restricted. More >>
Would-be wildlife smuggler gets three bags full
Friday, 11 February 2011, 10:02 am | TRAFFIC Wildlife Trade Monitoring Network
A man who went on a wildlife shopping spree in Bangkok’s Chatuchak Market was detained by authorities at the Suvarnabhumi International Airport yesterday as he tried to smuggle his haul—that included live snakes, tortoises, squirrels, spiders, lizards ... More >>
Shark populations dwindle as top catchers delay actions
Friday, 28 January 2011, 3:51 pm | TRAFFIC Wildlife Trade Monitoring Network
A decade after members of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (UN FAO) approved an international plan to conserve sharks, a new analysis finds that it has yet to be fully implemented. More >>
Black Magic Behind Illegal Owl Trade in India
Wednesday, 3 November 2010, 11:46 am | TRAFFIC Wildlife Trade Monitoring Network
New Delhi, India, 2 November 2010—Use of owls in black magic and sorcery driven by superstition, totems and taboos is one of the prime drivers of the covert owl trade, finds a TRAFFIC India investigation into the illegal trade, trapping and utilization ... More >>
Thai Customs Seize 4 Suitcases Filled With Ivory
Tuesday, 28 September 2010, 1:44 pm | TRAFFIC Wildlife Trade Monitoring Network
In yet another important ivory seizure at Suvarnabhumi International Airport this year, Customs officers have apprehended 90kgs of ivory from a passenger attempting to smuggle it into the country packed inside four large pieces of luggage. More >>
Chinese Citizens Risk Imprisonment For Smuggling
Tuesday, 14 September 2010, 3:04 pm | TRAFFIC Wildlife Trade Monitoring Network
Police in Congo said last week they had arrested three Chinese men carrying six suitcases full of elephant tusks. The men were caught at Lumumbashi's airport while attempting to fly to Nairobi, Kenya. More >>
Live Tiger Found In Check-In Baggage
Friday, 27 August 2010, 3:38 pm | TRAFFIC Wildlife Trade Monitoring Network
Bangkok, Thailand, 26th August 2010—A two-month old tiger cub was found sedated and hidden among stuffed-tiger toys in the luggage of a woman at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi International Airport on Sunday. More >>
Hundreds Of Malagasy Tortoises Seized In Malaysia
Saturday, 17 July 2010, 12:23 pm | TRAFFIC Wildlife Trade Monitoring Network
Malaysian Customs Department officers on Wednesday foiled another attempt to smuggle hundreds of Critically Endangered Madagascar tortoises into Malaysia and arrested two women in whose bags, the tortoises were hidden. More >>
Intrigue Over Poison Arrow Frog Trade
Saturday, 3 April 2010, 11:33 am | TRAFFIC Wildlife Trade Monitoring Network
There are suspicious discrepancies in the numbers of South American poison arrow frogs reported in international trade, according to a new study published in the journal Biodiversity and Conservation . More >>
New Bird Species Found In Heart Of Borneo
Friday, 15 January 2010, 9:50 am | TRAFFIC Wildlife Trade Monitoring Network
The “Spectacled Flowerpecker,” a bird species new to science, has been discovered in the heart of the Bornean rainforest. However, the species is so little known that it has yet to be given a scientific name. More >>
Illegal Shark Fishing Compounds Global Shortfall
Tuesday, 4 November 2008, 10:40 am | TRAFFIC Wildlife Trade Monitoring Network
As the world’s demand for sharks continues to grow, shark populations are plummeting. The Asian market for shark fin is the key driver of shark fishing globally and is fuelling illegal fishing. More >>
Chips Are Down For South Africa’s Sharks
Thursday, 16 August 2007, 12:00 am | TRAFFIC Wildlife Trade Monitoring Network
The Australian appetite for fish-and-chips is having an unknown impact on South Africa’s shark populations and closer monitoring of the trade is essential, according to a new report published this week by TRAFFIC. More >>
