And yet another dose of bad news, following hot on the heels of an update filed yesterday about the killing of
two rhinos in Kenya …
in the spotlight today ……………………
Chinese lust for ivory could kill of world’s weirdest bird – the helmeted hornbill whose ivory fetched £4,000 per kilo (three times that of an elephant)
ANOTHER ARTICLE YOU WON’T SEE ON THE PRO-CHINA CITES WEB SITE.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2994995/Chinese-lust-ivory-kill-world-s-weirdest-bird-helmeted-hornbill-ivory-fetched-4-000-kilo-three-times-elephant.html#ixzz3UQw86Qew
No 357 Wildlife Trade News 15th March 2015
MALAYSIA REMAINS A HOT SPOT FOR THE TRADE IN WILDLIFE
Keep in mind – this is only one, government approved, legal wildlife dealer. (WEB SITE extract: Our activities adhere to the rules and regulations of CITES (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora) . Multiply this thousands of times and you begin to get a feel for ONLY the live legal global trade in wildlife between zoos and wildlife collectors. If you do happen to spot any CITES Appendix I Species (and to be thorough click on the link at the bottom of the page) or have any concerns please help the MALAYSIAN CITES MA who suffer from selective blindness on wildlife trade matters. Their address is: aduannre and rashid Please don’t rely of the Secretariat to look for them because history shows us Malaysia is another of those countries ‘favoured’ by the establishment. (Appendix I includes species threatened with extinction. Trade in specimens of these species is permitted only in exceptional circumstances.)
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Teacher helps save pair of rare Indian wolves http://www.dawn.com/news/1168530/teacher-helps-save-pair-of-rare-indian-wolves
Hague to take on wildlife poachers. William Hague to lead battle against poaching as chairman of a task force on the illegal wildlife trade http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/william-hague/11472967/Hague-to-take-on-wildlife-poachers.html
Children join fight to stop poaching with Sheung Wan ivory http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1737892/children-join-fight-stop-poaching-sheung-wan-ivory-protest
CBI arrests two alleged poachers in Chhattisgarh http://www.nyoooz.com/raipur/69180/cbi-arrests-two-alleged-poachers-in-chhattisgarh
Two Rhinos Poached In Kenya’s Laikipia Ecosystem On Thursday Thursday’s Incident Follows The Killing Of Seven Elephants In Tsavo In The Past Two Weeks, Making March One Of The Worst Months For Poaching In Kenya https://www.the-newshub.com/environment/two-rhinos-poached-in-kenyas-laikipia-ecosystem-on-thursday
‘Hot’ logs seized from Palawan island-resort http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/678965/hot-logs-seized-from-palawan-island-resort
Enforcers haul 228 unstamped logs from sawmill in Ulu Lanang SARAWAK (NA comment: All credit to Sarawak. Next door in Sabah its business as usual for illegal loggers and wildlife traders.)
Read more: http://www.theborneopost.com/2015/03/15/enforcers-haul-228-unstamped-logs-from-sawmill-in-ulu-lanang/#ixzz3UQyT4t6b
Palm Oil King Shifts From Forest Foe to Advocate
http://thejakartaglobe.beritasatu.com/business/palm-oil-king-shifts-forest-foe-advocate/
Two more notorious tiger poachers nabbed from Chhattisgarh http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/Two-more-notorious-tiger-poachers-nabbed-from-Chhattisgarh/articleshow/46568771.cms
Villagers’ participation in anti-poaching campaign bears fruits in northern Tanzania http://www.spyghana.com/villagers-participation-in-anti-poaching-campaign-bears-fruits-in-northern-tanzania/
Government’s approach towards tiger conservation needs massive overahaul http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/governments-approach-towards-tiger-conservation-needs-massive-overahaul/articleshow/46567764.cms
Virunga mountain gorillas under threat http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-31881086
TAKE A LOOK AT AN ‘INDUSTRY’ CONDONED BY CITES OFFICIALS IN
VIETNAM, CHINA AND LAOS.
ALL THREE COUNTRIES HAVE SOMEHOW MANAGED TO ESCAPE CITES SANCTIONS FOR MANY YEARS – WHICH IS WHY THINGS HAVE GONE FROM BAD TO WORSE – ISN’T IT?
When it comes to CITES and its leadership
isn’t the biggest mistake you can make would be to judge either by its intentions, or number of meetings it holds, and not by its results?
CITES SAVED RHINOS?
HAS CITES SAVED ELEPHANTS?
HAS CITES SAVED TIGERS?
HAS CITES ACHIVED ANYTHING IN THE LAST 10 YEARS?
SO. WHO CAN WE HOLD ACCOUNTABLE?
When it comes to CITES and its leadership
isn’t the biggest mistake you can make would be to judge either by its intentions, or number of meetings it holds, and not by its results?
