The daily dose of bad news … about poaching, wildlife and environmental crimes

in the spotlight today ……………………

BOSTWANA CONFERENCE? If you are attending and you see this man there as well, will you please do something useful as well as practical and ask him why CHINA is breaking the CITES convention and the hearts of 20 or more baby elephants in Zimbabwe? And, will he block the trade – NOW?

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SHAME ON CHINA and CITES

No 364 Wildlife Trade News 23rd March 2015

China Focus: Animal reality show starts debate on animal rightshttp://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/xinhua-news-agency/150322/china-focus-animal-reality-show-starts-debate-animal-rights

Chinese skipper avoids jail term in Japan coral poaching case http://dunyanews.tv/index.php/en/Crime/269257-Chinese-skipper-avoids-jail-term-in-Japan-coral-po

Fiji and China sign MoU. (NA COMMENT: Time to say goodbye to Fiji’s forests?) http://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=299259

The Shocking Role the World Zoo Association Plays in Taiji Dolphin Hunts extract: It is in WAZA’s power to greatly influence the ways its member zoos are run. And it is in its best interests to do so.

http://www.onegreenplanet.org/animalsandnature/the-shocking-role-the-world-zoo-association-plays-in-taiji-dolphin-hunts/

Hong Kong pupils learn about gory realities of African ivory trade http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1744755/hong-kong-pupils-learn-about-gory-realities-african-ivory-trade

Tasmanian government ignored expert advice on logging threat to swift parrots Liberal government approved logging against advice from its own department that it could threaten the survival of the species, documents reveal http://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2015/mar/23/tasmanian-government-ignored-expert-advice-on-logging-threat-to-swift-parrots

NGOs, residents asked to help fight poachers. KENYA
Read more at: http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/?articleID=2000155724&story_title=Kenya-ngos-residents-asked-to-help-fight-poachers

Companies urged to keeps the promises they make. GHANA http://www.spyghana.com/companies-urged-to-keeps-the-promises-they-make/

25-yr-old Tusker Electrocuted at Coffee Estate in Valparai http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil_nadu/25-yr-old-Tusker-Electrocuted-at-Coffee-Estate-in-Valparai/2015/03/23/article2725669.ece

Peruvian group calls for protection against illegal loggers

http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/2015/03/23/peruvian-group-calls-protection-against-illegal-loggers

Rhino dehorned as ‘protection’. SOUTH AFRICA http://www.timeslive.co.za/thetimes/2015/03/23/rhino-dehorned-as-protection

How Rwanda went from poisoning lions to paying to protect them http://edition.cnn.com/2015/03/22/africa/how-to-save-wildlife-pay-off-locals/

Ex-poachers Turn Saviours of Sandalwood Forest in Marayoor Area http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/Ex-poachers-Turn-Saviours-of-Sandalwood-Forest-in-Marayoor-Area/2015/03/23/article2726055.ece

Online trade of cubs, rare birds thrives in south India http://www.omantribune.com/index.php?page=news&id=186616&heading=India

PRESS RELEASE New Protected Peat Area established where controversial Palm Oil Company licence revoked, land seized, and canals now blocked in Aceh’s Leuser Ecosystem. https://iansingletonsocp.wordpress.com/2015/03/22/press-release-new-protected-peat-area-established-where-controversial-palm-oil-company-licence-revoked-land-seized-and-canals-now-blocked-in-acehs-leuser-ecosystem/

Indonesia’s small islands being rapidly damaged by industrial activities http://news.mongabay.com/2015/0319-pjacobson-small-islands-indonesia.html#ixzz3VAmYB7lY