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in the spotlight today ……………………
China’s appetite for ivory fuels slaughter of thousands of African elephants http://www.itv.com/news/2015-02-09/chinas-appetite-for-ivory-fuels-slaughter-of-thousands-of-african-elephants/
CITES RESPONSE TO CHINA’S RAMPANT ILLEGAL WILDLIFE TRADING?
CITES ISN’T WORKING – IS IT?
WHAT DO YOU REALLY THINK OF
CITES AND ITS SECRETARIAT?
No 330 Wildlife Trade News 10th February 2015
Where Have All the Pangolins Gone? (Answer: CHINA. Do you think CITES have noticed or even care ?) http://www.onegreenplanet.org/uncategorized/where-have-all-the-pangolins-gone/
Zim elephant sales to go ahead (SHAME, SHAME, SHAME ON HEARTLESS CHINA – and ZIMBABWE ) http://www.iol.co.za/news/africa/zim-elephant-sales-to-go-ahead-1.1815439#.VNmngC7JIsc
Zimbabwe Defends Plan To Export Elephants To China (NA comment: Where will the money from the sale of the elephants end up? What do you think?)
Read more: http://www.chinatopix.com/articles/36499/20150210/zimbabwe-defends-plan-export-elephants-china.htm#ixzz3RK4S4OZ2
‘Zim government ‘going ahead with selling elephants’ http://www.sowetanlive.co.za/news/2015/02/10/zim-government-going-ahead-with-selling-elephants
WHAT KIND OF PEOPLE WOULD SEPARATE BABY ELEPHANTS FROM THEIR MOTHERS JUST TO MAKE MONEY? WHAT KIND OF PEOPLE APPROVE THE IMPORT OF BABY ELEPHANTS TO STUFF INTO CRUEL ZOOS? ARE THEY ‘HUMAN’?
Zimbabwe defends plan to sell 27 elephants to China Officials send experts to assess suitability of Chinese zoos as conservationists condemn plan to export wild elephants http://www.theguardian.com/environment/ 2015/feb/09/zimbabwe-defends-plan-to-sell-27-elephants-to-china
More than 150 Chinese Nationals Arrested for Illegal Logging in Myanmar http://www.hardwoodfloorsmag.com/news/more-than-150-chinese-nationals-arrested-for-illegal-logging-in-myanmar.html
Nearly three tons of smuggled cats culled. VIETNAM VietNamNet Bridge – Nearly three tons of cats smuggled from China have been culled as they had not been quarantined and had a high risk of spreading disease, said the Hanoi Environment Police Agency.
Nearly three tons of smuggled cats culled
The animals were illegally traded from China to Vietnam, via the border in Mong Cai, Quang Ninh province. http://english.vietnamnet.vn/fms/environment/123235/nearly-three-tons-of-smuggled-cats-culled.html
Bac Ninh forest rangers suspected of selling endangered animals VietNamNet Bridge – The Bac Ninh provincial authorities recently put up for auction 42 Java pangolins, an endangered species, that were seized in the province.
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Three-month-old Bornean elephant calf next to dead mother. This elephant, and 13 others, were poisoned in 2013 near an oil palm plantation. Photo by: Sabah Wildlife Department Read more: http://news.mongabay.com/2015/0209-poaching-malaysia.html#ixzz3RJxP6pr4
Saudi Royal on rare bird hunting spree in Pakistan Lahore: extract: A Saudi prince is on a hunting spree for rare birds in southwest Pakistan despite a court-imposed ban and the government`s insistence that the foreign delegation is only on a diplomatic mission, senior officials said Monday. http://zeenews.india.com/news/south-asia/saudi-royal-on-rare-bird-hunting-spree-in-pakistan_1543947.html
Saudi Royal on Houbara Bustard hunting spree in Balochistan http://www.dawn.com/news/1162522/saudi-royal-on-houbara-bustard-hunting-spree-in-balochistan
Houbara bustard may go extinct due to hunting, trapping. PAKISTAN http://nation.com.pk/national/10-Feb-2015/houbara-bustard-may-go-extinct-due-to-hunting-trapping
CITES ISN’T WORKING – IS IT?
From hell to heaven for Budi the baby orangutan: Distressing pictures emerge of infant ape trapped in chicken coop… and his remarkable recovery after his rescue. INDONESIA
Saving the Rainforest—and Orangutans—With a Stethoscope An innovative program encourages villagers to stop illegal logging by providing essential medical care. http://www.takepart.com/article/2015/02/09/saving-rainforest-orangutans-stethoscope
Singapore Man faces 10 years jail after being arrested as he stepped off flight with $300,000 worth of exotic fish in his luggage http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2945835/Singapore-man-jailed-10-years-guilty-smuggling-300-000-worth-exotic-fish-Australia.html
Lungu ready to break wildlife cartels. ZAMBIA http://www.postzambia.com/news.php?id=5864
Abalone poaching’s disturbing trail. SOUTH AFRICA http://www.iol.co.za/scitech/science/environment/abalone-poaching-s-disturbing-trail-1.1815324#.VNjCxi7JIsc
Church of England may sell £3m mining stake over gorilla concerns Read more: http://www.digitaljournal.com/news/environment/church-of-england-may-sell-3m-mining-stake-over-gorilla-concerns/article/425587#ixzz3RG3GSQi9
Mexican boat sinks after illegally fishing near South Padre Island http://www.valleycentral.com/news/story.aspx?id=1161259
Seychelles: Caught in the Act! First Coco-De-Mer Poachers of the Year Arrested in Seychelles http://allafrica.com/stories/201502090830.html
The vanishing African lion http://www.cpa.org.au/guardian/2015/1672/11-the-vanishing-african.html
Poachers in the crosshairs. THAILAND http://www.bangkokpost.com/opinion/opinion/470897/poachers-in-the-crosshairs
Banning the sale and trade of ivory or rhino horn in Hawaii http://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/story/28063053/banning-the-sale-and-trade-of-ivory-or-rhino-horn-in-hawaii
Compassionate Conservation: More than "Welfarism Gone Wild" EXTRACT: The evolving field called compassionate conservation, in which the guiding principle "First do no harm (link is external)" stresses the importance of individual nonhuman animals (animals), is gaining increasing global attention because almost animals need considerably more protection than they are currently receiving and many people, including researchers, can no longer justify or stomach harming and killing animals "in the name of conservation." It builds on an agenda that calls for "doing science while respecting animals" and for protecting animals because they are intrinsically valuable, and do not only have instrumental value because of what they can do for us. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/marc-bekoff/compassionate-conservatio_1_b_6639964.html
Watch Wild Elephant Awaken After Being Saved From Poison Arrow http://voices.nationalgeographic.com/2015/02/06/elephant-saved-from-poachers-poison-arrow-kristin-davis/
67 Circus Elephants Given Freedom After India’s New Ban
http://www.ryot.org/circus-elephants-given-freedom/920837
Confiscated rosewood logs to be used to construct ‘precious wood’ museum. THAILAND – See more at: http://thainews.prd.go.th/centerweb/newsen/NewsDetail?NT01_NewsID=WNSOC5802100010001#sthash.Abgeystp.dpuf
Camera trap helps nab illegal teakwood-feller http://www.deccanherald.com/content/458801/camera-trap-helps-nab-illegal.html
Illegal logging arrests made daily. SARAWAK (NA: Unlike next door in Sabah where so arrests are bi-annual) http://www.dailyexpress.com.my/news.cfm?NewsID=97050
Kenya lifts ban on forest logging http://en.starafrica.com/news/kenya-lifts-ban-on-forest-logging.html
Zululand: Ranger on the poaching frontlines http://traveller24.news24.com/Explore/Bush/Zululand-Ranger-on-the-poaching-frontlines-20150209
Malaysia deports man who killed 15 endangered rhinos to Nepal http://news.asiaone.com/news/malaysia/malaysia-deports-man-who-killed-15-endangered-rhinos-nepal
Poachers hunt for rhino horns, so do guards for poacher heads. INDIA http://www.sentinelassam.com/ghy_city/story.php?sec=2&subsec=4&id=217382&dtP=2015-02-09&ppr=1#.VNmqfy7JIsc
Ministry: Indonesia Has Only Four Decent Zoos http://thejakartaglobe.beritasatu.com/news/ministry-indonesia-four-decent-zoos/
