The daily dose of bad news about poaching, wildlife and environmental
crimes …
CHINA and the CITES SECRETARIAT in the spotlight yet again.
A media report which, if the past is anything to go by, will never appear on the CITES secretariat’s web site.http://www.cites.org/
If the media can easily find and photograph such illegalities in China, doesn’t it make you wonder why the Chinese authorities don’t? Is it another case of selective blindness? Check out the news report and photos below and prepare to be amazed……………
From tiger paws to bear testicles, the bizarre animal parts on sale in China’s ‘medicine markets’ where the more endangered a species is, the more healing qualities it is believed to have ……
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3021541/From-crocodile-jaws-bear-testicles-bizarre-animal-parts-sale-China-s-medicine-markets-endangered-species-healing-qualities-believed-have.html#ixzz3W7zwxpcw
CITES SECRETARIAT and
….STANDING COMMITTEE?
HOW MANY MORE PRECIOUS ANIMALS WILL BE SLAUGHTERED BEFORE CHINA AND VIETNAM
ARE SANCTIONED BY CITES?
HOW MUCH LONGER IS THE STANDING COMMITTEE PREPARED
TO TURN A BLIND EYE TO IT ALL?
Why not check out who these people are? http://www.cites.org/eng/com/sc/member.php
Will the CITES Standing Committee members look into the eyes of their children and confess they had the opportunity
to save the elephants, rhinos, tigers, etc, but not the courage and moral fibre to sanction the countries very clearly and heavily involved in the illegal wildlife trade?
No 373 Wildlife Trade News: 2nd April
In Vietnam, Rampant Wildlife Smuggling Prompts Little Concern. EXTRACT: “After China, Vietnam is the next port of call in terms of where to look to figure out what’s going on with wildlife trade,” said Dan Challender, a co-chairman of the pangolin specialist group at the International Union for Conservation of Nature.
Vietnam is also a significant consumer of wildlife, especially those yielding the ingredients for traditional medicine, such as rhino horn, which is used to treat everything from cancer to hangovers. The exotic meats of rare animals are seen as luxuries by a rising middle class eager to advertise its prosperity. http://www.adn.com/article/20150401/vietnam-rampant-wildlife-smuggling-prompts-little-concern
WHY IS VIETNAM STILL ALLOWED TO BE
A MEMBER OF CITES?
IT PAYS A MEAGRE $2598 annually (for comparison the USA pays $1,357,410) http://www.cites.org/sites/default/files/eng/disc/funds/unpaid_en.pdf TO REMAIN A MEMBER OF THIS ‘CLUB’ – AND IN RETURN IT GETS TO TRADE IN MILLIONS OF DOLLARS WORTH OF ILLEGAL WILDLIFE WITH NO FEAR OF PUNISHMENT.
WHAT A DEAL?
No one convicted for rhino poaching in Assam in five years. EXTRACT: Although hundreds of rhinos have been poached in various areas of Assam, including the high-security Kaziranga National Park, no one has been convicted so far for poaching in the last five years. http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/detailsnew.asp?id=apr0115/at044
Unarmed rangers useless to helpless wildlife: Expert. SABAH/MALAYSIA: "The biggest problem in wildlife conservation is that usually there aren’t enough rangers, and the authorities aren’t spending enough to do enforcement on the ground," she told The Star. Poaching is widespread in Malaysia, with pygmy elephants, sun bears and green turtles among some of the species under threat. ( NA COMMENT: For years we have been highlighting to Sabah’s government the need for more law enforcement, but it falls on deaf ears.) http://www.dailyexpress.com.my/news.cfm?NewsID=98629
BABY ELEPHANTS STOLEN FROM THEIR MOTHERS AND NOW BEHIND BARS – THANKS TO CHINA. ARE YOU SICK AND TIRED OF CHINA’S CRUELTY TOWARDS WILDLIFE?
WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO ABOUT IT?
WE KNOW PLENTY OF NGO’S WHO HAVE NOT LIFTED A FINGER TO HELP THESE BABY ELEPHANTS. DISGRACEFUL, ISN’T IT?
ALMOST ALL ARE THOSE WHO SPEND THEIR TIME AND YOUR MONEY ATTENDING ENDLESS CONFERENCES.
“Those who have the privilege to know
have the duty to act.”
? Albert Einstein
Chinese-backed smelter plan causes concern among Sulawesi fishermen http://news.mongabay.com/2015/0331-jacobson-smelters-sulawesi-morowali.html
Elephant’s cries echo online
EXTRACT: “No one wants me…even the so called forest and wildlife officers who are paid to protect me don’t want to punish those who have been torturing me…Can anyone of you help me get away from this place? Or why not think of mercy killing so as to free me from this pathetic life” reads the message posted on the Facebook page. http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Thiruvananthapuram/elephants-cries-echo-online/article7060279.ece
Malawi cancels burning of $7.5m ivory stockpile
http://www.nyasatimes.com/2015/04/02/malawi-cancels-burning-of-7-5m-ivory-stockpile/
Jordan bans falcons from entering the Kingdom http://www.petra.gov.jo/Public_News/Nws_NewsDetails.aspx?Site_Id=1&lang=2&NewsID=189040&CatID=13&Type=Home>ype=1
Elephant poachers to be charged. MYANMAR http://www.elevenmyanmar.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=9525:elephant-poachers-to-be-charged&catid=36:crime&Itemid=359
South Africa Parks Rhino Sale Near Completion as Poaching Rises http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-04-01/south-africa-parks-rhino-sale-near-completion-as-poaching-rises
Sand boas fall prey to poaching, loss of habitat
Row over forest dept’s plan to parade elephants in Tvm. INDIA http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/thiruvananthapuram/Row-over-forest-depts-plan-to-parade-elephants-in-Tvm/articleshow/46768866.cms
One year on: WWF fails to act against abuse of ‘Pygmies’ http://www.survivalinternational.org/news/10708
CAG report reveals chinks in Kaziranga’s rhino armour http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/guwahati/CAG-report-reveals-chinks-in-Kazirangas-rhino-armour/articleshow/46767801.cms
OPINION: Rhino horn debate rages on http://ewn.co.za/2015/04/01/OPINION-Jean-Jacques-Cornish-Rhino-horn-debate-rages-on
Abidjan zoo replaces starved lions http://www.news24.com/Green/News/Abidjan-zoo-replaces-starved-lions-20150401
The last orangutans http://theweek.com/captured/546317/last-orangutans
ADM Bows to Shareholder Pressure, Commits to New Deforestation Policy http://www.triplepundit.com/2015/04/adm-bows-to-shareholders-pressure-commits-to-new-deforestation-policy/
With fins off the menu, shark slaughter is ebbing http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Making-a-difference/Change-Agent/2015/0331/With-fins-off-the-menu-shark-slaughter-is-ebbing
Forest ministry scraps jumbo parade. INDIA http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/thiruvananthapuram/Forest-ministry-scraps-jumbo-parade/articleshow/46778753.cms
Ivory selling ban fails in IL Senate http://peoriapublicradio.org/post/ivory-selling-ban-fails-il-senate
N. Sulawesi residents continue to eat endangered Macaque. INDONESIA – See more at: http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2015/04/02/n-sulawesi-residents-continue-eat-endangered-macaque.html#sthash.TpD0q9k4.dpuf
Transport companies should play a role in fight to stop illegal trade in wildlife. CHINA http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1754046/transport-companies-should-play-role-fight-stop-illegal
In Depth. Rhino poachers face attack by South African military http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/rhino-poachers-face-attack-by-south-african-military-1.3018216
Anti-poaching task force set up to save marine turtles. SABAH/MALAYSIA: (NA COMMENT: About time this useless wildlife authority did something useful – if they ever get around to it. Don’t be surprised in a few months time if nothing has changed.)
Missing tigers remain a mystery at Tiger Temple . THAILAND http://news.thaivisa.com/thailand/missing-tigers-remain-a-mystery-at-tiger-temple/45572/
Illegal settlements around Kaziranga growing: CAG http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/guwahati/Illegal-settlements-around-Kaziranga-growing-CAG/articleshow/46774641.cms
Pangolin scales case judgement for May 25. UGANDA http://www.newvision.co.ug/news/666564-pangolin-scales-case-judgement-for-may-25.html
