Your daily dose of bad news about poaching, wildlife and environmental crimes …
Under the spotlight today ……………………
Mozambican police announce seizure of 17 rhino horns.(NA comment: Vietnamese implicated – unsurprisingly) http://en.starafrica.com/news/mozambican-police-announce-seizure-of-17-rhino-horns.html
CITES VIETNAM M.A.?
No 372 Wildlife Trade News: 1st April
Baby elephants in sanctuary – ZCTF The Zimbabwe Conservation Task Force (ZCTF) has called on government to place captured baby elephants in a rehabilitation sanctuary. http://www.thezimbabwean.co/news/zimbabwe-news/75370/baby-elephants-in-sanctuary-.html
CURRENTLY IN PURGATORY AND WAITING TO GO TO HELL.
ALL THANKS TO CHINA. IT’S SO WRONG, ISN’T IT?
…CONSIGNING THEM TO A LIFE OF CRUELTY AND ABUSE IN CHINA. AND THE CONVENTION AGAIN IGNORED?
SHAME ON CHINA, ZIMBABWE & CITES
Kenya owes China billions http://www.cnbcafrica.com/news/east-africa/2015/03/31/kenya-china-debt/
Kenya: Court Cancels Ivory Kingpin Feisal’s Bond http://allafrica.com/stories/201503311239.html
John Scanlon CITES Secretariat : End Great Ape Slavery
https://secure.avaaz.org/en/petition/John_Scanlon_CITES_Secretariat_End_Great_Ape_Slavery/
Yeoh: Explosion of illicit wildlife trafficking most serious threats. SABAH / MALAYSIA http://www.dailyexpress.com.my/news.cfm?NewsID=98581
Poaching is an Asean problem. SABAH / MALAYSIA (NA comment: The usual ‘talk’ by the usual tame minister. He has presided over this local disaster and, as far as we can see, achieved nothing more than a few headlines. He’d fit in well to a job with CITES. His own wildlife department have been a complete waste of space.) http://www.dailyexpress.com.my/news.cfm?NewsID=98580
Artificial insemination to save Sabah rhinos (NA COMMENT: A statement from the useless Malaysian environment minister. Ask him where Malaysia’s stash of ivory is and why is it hidden from enquiring minds?) http://www.theborneopost.com/2015/04/01/artificial-insemination-to-save-sabah-rhinos/
End of illegal logging hotspots nears. PHILIPPINES http://www.sunstar.com.ph/dumaguete/local-news/2015/03/31/end-illegal-logging-hotspots-nears-400425
Rhino numbers increase significantly, 30 poachers shot dead. INDIA: (NA COMMENT: Caution urged. If the recent tiger census figures are anything to go by, maths are not exactly a strong point of the Indian government when it comes to counting animals.) http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/rhino-numbers-increase-significantly-30-poachers-shot-dead-115033100951_1.html
Combatting Environmental Crime – Analysis
VIETNAM AND CHINA CITES MA. PLEASE NOTE. http://www.eurasiareview.com/31032015-combatting-environmental-crime-analysis/
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Putting one wildlife (CHINESE) trafficker out of business is always good news. USA. EXTRACT: Zheng told special agents that he sold two rhinoceros horns to a Chinese national named Zhang at a McDonald’s in St Cloud, but he had actually exported them to a co-conspirator in China, the indictment said. http://usa.chinadaily.com.cn/opinion/2015-04/01/content_19965615.htm
Chase and gunshots stop poachers at Caspian Sea http://en.tengrinews.kz/crime/Chase-and-gunshots-stop-poachers-at-Caspian-Sea-259604/
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC: Livelihoods, Jobs, and the Illegal Wildlife Trade http://voices.nationalgeographic.com/2015/03/31/livelihoods-jobs-and-the-illegal-wildlife-trade/
3 jailed for bid to steal wild animals from reserve. UAE https://en-maktoob.news.yahoo.com/3-jailed-bid-steal-wild-animals-045602205.html
Protected wood seized after pickup crashes into pole http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/general/513655/protected-wood-seized-after-pickup-crashes-into-pole
5 tigers missing from Ranthambore National Park: Rajasthan Government http://www.mid-day.com/articles/5-tigers-missing-from-ranthambore-national-park-rajasthan-government/16105151
Largest Rhino Airlift Ever to Move 100 At-Risk Animals Rhinos Without Borders project is transferring animals from South Africa to safer parks in Botswana http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2015/03/150330-rhinos-without-borders-airlift-south-africa-botswana-conservation/
Killer whales in captivity: An idea whose time has passed? As attitudes change, it may be time for public pressure to change its focus from captive killer whales to wild ones http://www.macleans.ca/society/science/whales-in-captivity/
US warehouse of 1.5 million stuffed animals stands as reminder of horrific illegal wildlife trade
US cameraman Dan Sweetapple films the isles of stuffed big cats heads at a Property Repository near Denver. (Credit: ABC) http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/international/2015-04-01/us-warehouse-of-15-million-stuffed-animals-stands-as-reminder-of-horrific-illegal-wildlife-trade/1432306
Antiques dealer jailed for smuggling rhino parts. CANADA Tony Guan was caught dealing in rare, endangered species parts in the U.S., trying to ship them to Richmond
– See more at: http://www.richmond-news.com/news/antiques-dealer-jailed-for-smuggling-rhino-parts-1.1810237#sthash.52pN61Y8.dpuf
EU beef, palm oil imports help fuel illegal logging, group says http://www.eco-business.com/news/eu-beef-palm-oil-imports-help-fuel-illegal-logging-group-says/
Madagascar forests in danger from illegal logging http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/madagascar-forests-danger-illegal-logging
Indonesia to extend ban on forest clearing: Govt official http://news.asiaone.com/news/asia/indonesia-extend-ban-forest-clearing-govt-official
CHOICE wants mandatory palm oil labelling http://www.foodmag.com.au/news/choice-wants-mandatory-palm-oil-labelling
The Illegal Wildlife Trade and Decent Work http://www.newswise.com/articles/the-illegal-wildlife-trade-and-decent-work
Wildlife department admits to leopard poaching in Aravalli. India
Govt should extend the hunting moratorium. TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO http://www.trinidadexpress.com/letters/Govt-should-extend-the-hunting-moratorium–298229891.html
