Your daily dose of bad news about
poaching, wildlife and environmental
crimes from around the world
in the spotlight today ……………………
Despite green promise, Indonesian forestry giant continues to destroy forests http://news.mongabay.com/2015/0203-april-false-forest-pledge.html#ixzz3QidcJyeI
Commentary: Some Serious Law Enforcement Needed to Save Orangutans From Extinction http://thejakartaglobe.beritasatu.com/opinion/commentary-serious-law-enforcement-needed-save-orangutans-extinction/
No 324 Wildlife Trade News 5th February 2015
Armenian MP Keeps Endangered Siberian Tigers as Pets: ‘Those in the wild would be jealous’
CITES – STILL ISN’T WORKING – IS IT?
The world’s most-trafficked mammal – and the scaliest http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-30833685
Niue to quarantine elephants for NZ. / SRI LANKA (NA COMMENT. New Zealand zoo now active in the elephant trade. Trophy animals wanted to attract more visitors to the zoo and nothing at all to do with conservation and education. Imagine the trauma for the elephants being shipped all the way from Sri Lanka to New Zealand via Niue. SHAME ON THE ZOO.)
ZIMBABWE CONSERVATION TASK FORCE UPDATE ON EXPORT OF ELEPHANTS
https://www.facebook.com/pages/ZCTF-Zimbabwe-Conservation-Task-Force/246013052094585 AND http://www.zctfofficialsite.org/
The restaurant with LEOPARD and TIGER on the menu: Russian diner is raided by police… who find chopped up endangered animals being prepared for meals Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2940058/The-restaurant-LEOPARD-TIGER-menu-Russian-diner-raided-police-chopped-endangered-animals-prepared-meals.html#ixzz3QofLN3Uj
Thousands of seized cats feared buried alive in Vietnam – See more at: http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2015/02/04/thousands-seized-cats-feared-buried-alive-vietnam.html#sthash.evPeerI1.dpuf
Palm oil major makes deforestation-free commitment http://news.mongabay.com/2015/0203-ioi-group-palm-oil.html#ixzz3Qie1seTZ
Phuket: Tiger Temple raided, animals impounded. THAILAND Kanchanaburi: More than 100 tigers and protected bird species in Wat Pa Luang Ta Bua, popularly known as the Tiger Temple in Kanchanaburi province were impounded by authorities following complaints that the temple was alleged to engage in illegal wildlife trading.- See more at: http://www.thephuketnews.com/tiger-temple-raided-animals-impounded-50872.php#sthash.mYynY0wg.dpuf
Meow, not roar: Experts maul census data http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/environment/flora-fauna/Meow-not-roar-Experts-maul-census-data/articleshow/46115651.cms
The Barbaric Tradition of ‘Breaking the Spirit’ of Elephants for Their Use in the Tourism Industry http://www.onegreenplanet.org/animalsandnature/breaking-the-spirit-of-elephants-for-use-in-the-tourism-industry/
Virus kills four young elephants in Lampung. SUMATRA http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2015/02/04/virus-kills-four-young-elephants-lampung.html
SFC seizes more logs. SARAWAK
http://www.theborneopost.com/2015/02/05/sfc-seizes-more-logs/
Reflections on a Year of Following and Photographing Orangutans http://voices.nationalgeographic.com/2015/02/03/reflections-on-a-year-of-following-and-photographing-orangutans/
Rhino: pro trade vs anti trade … a groundbreaking meeting to bridge the divide http://www.thesouthafrican.com/rhino-pro-trade-vs-anti-trade-a-groundbreaking-meeting-to-bridge-the-divide/
South Africa: Proactive Intelligence Key to Fighting Rhino-Poaching http://allafrica.com/stories/201502041107.html
Sarawak Forestry dispatches more SWAT members in sun bear SAR operation
Read more: http://www.theborneopost.com/2015/02/04/sarawak-forestry-dispatches-more-swat-members-in-sun-bear-sar-operation/#ixzz3QnDZHPwh
Joint Ops to be started against poachers in Kaziranga from Feb 6 http://www.newkerala.com/news/2015/fullnews-15026.html
South Africa: Rhino Poachers Arrested in Pongola http://allafrica.com/stories/201502041290.html
Thailand’s Tiger Temple — a conservation project or a tourist trap? http://asiancorrespondent.com/130348/thailands-tiger-temple-a-conservation-project-or-a-tourist-trap/
Namibia: Rhino Poaching in the Kunene – a Field Perspective http://allafrica.com/stories/201502040252.html
Bringing rhinos back to Uganda, one calf at a time http://edition.cnn.com/2015/02/03/world/bringing-rhinos-back-to-uganda/
Fight against illegal logging launched. GHANA http://www.spyghana.com/fight-illegal-logging-launched/
The Amazon’s oil boom: concessions cover a Chile-sized bloc of rainforest http://news.mongabay.com/2015/0204-hance-oil-west-amazon.html
Rhino poaching: Munda wields the big stick http://www.sentinelassam.com/mainnews/story.php?sec=1&subsec=0&id=217020&dtP=2015-02-05&ppr=1#.VNKSYS7JIsc
Two poachers held with 36 deer skins in Barguna
http://www.thedailystar.net/two-poachers-held-with-36-deer-skins-in-barguna-63294
EU puts the squeeze on illegal hunting trophy imports http://www.news24.com/Green/News/EU-puts-the-squeeze-on-illegal-hunting-trophy-imports-20150204
Tiger, tiger, burning rubber: meet Tony, the truck stop mascot dividing Louisiana http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/feb/04/tiger-tiger-burning-rubber-meet-tony-truck-stop-mascot-louisiana
Communities create timber company to protect Sumatran forest http://news.mongabay.com/2015/0204-gfrn-bell-sigit-lampung-villages-create-timber-company-to-protect-forest.html
What’s the Worth of a Single Tree Species? LAOS http://voices.nationalgeographic.com/2015/02/04/whats-the-worth-of-a-single-tree-species/
Wildlife Decimated in South Sudan as Troops Fuel Poaching Crisis http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-02-04/wildlife-decimated-in-south-sudan-as-troops-fuel-poaching-crisis
Tanzania: Search for ‘Fleeing’ Rhinos Intensifies http://allafrica.com/stories/201502041737.html
Police locate fugitive Labora. INDONESIA http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2015/02/05/police-locate-fugitive-labora.html
Dr Mahathir: Malaysia can do without logging. MALAYSIA http://www.thestar.com.my/News/Nation/2015/02/05/Dr-Mahathir-Malaysia-can-do-without-logging/
Tiger Populations in Nepal Can’t Grow without More Food and Space http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/extinction-countdown/2015/02/04/tiger-populations-nepal/
‘Keep in mind, the tiger is under threat’ http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/Keep-in-mind-the-tiger-is-under-threat/articleshow/46125094.cms
Dozens of environmental activists are murdered every year http://www.businessinsider.in/Dozens-of-environmental-activists-are-murdered-every-year/articleshow/46127407.cms
Captive Killer Whale Is Ruled to Be Member of Endangered Species. USA http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2015/02/150204-lolita-orca-whale-miami-seaquarium-animal-rights/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+ng%2FNews%2FNews_Main+%28National+Geographic+News+-+Main%29
1 km fencing being built at Kirlapal to curb sandalwood smuggling http://www.goacom.com/goa-news-highlights/25057-1-km-fencing-being-built-at-kirlapal-to-curb-sandalwood-smuggling
Scientists, conservationists call for more inclusive efforts to save forests http://news.mongabay.com/2015/0205-forest-solutions-summit.html
OPINION: Slick “Hunter Proud” Video Uses Bad Ecology to Promote Elephant Culling, Trophy Hunting, and Ivory Trading http://voices.nationalgeographic.com/2015/01/21/opinion-slick-hunter-proud-video-uses-bad-ecology-to-promote-elephant-culling-trophy-hunting-and-ivory-trading/
