Another daily dose of bad news …
Poaching, Wildlife Crimes, Environmental Crimes …
It just does not seem to get better …
in the spotlight today ……………………
Hong Kong government ‘aiding and abetting’ illegal ivory trade, 50 wildlife groups say. (NA comment: Definitely a headline you will never see on the CITES web site or Facebook page, even though this was published in China. Does this mean the CITES Secretariat apply more censorship than even the Chinese media and government?)
Wildlife groups petition Hong Kong to crack down on illegal ivory trade http://www.bignewsnetwork.com/index.php/sid/231933773
CITES ISN’T BEING MADE TO WORK. WHY?
WHAT WOULD THE FOUNDING ‘FATHERS’ OF THE CONVENTION THINK ABOUT TODAY’S LACK OF ENFORCEMENT ACTION?
No 383 Wildlife Trade News: 14th April
Experts mull strategies to curb wildlife trafficking in Kenya. (NA comment: Oh no, surely not another meeting attended by ‘experts’. Does this look to you like a case of ‘paralysis from too much analysis’ – or is it just more BS dressed up as ‘feel good’ $$$$$$ conservation ? Seems to us the real experts are those on the frontline, like the underpaid forest guards and rangers; they know the causes, effect and the remedies needed for the problems….without ever needing to attend a meeting.) http://www.globalpost.com/article/6515629/2015/04/14/experts-mull-strategies-curb-wildlife-trafficking-kenya
Africa: UN Conference Stresses Grave Need to Combat Wildlife Crime. (NA comment: If we rely on the UN or CITES to save what wildlife is left, you probably know what the outcome will be….besides more meetings. Just look at what they have permitted to happen so far.) http://allafrica.com/stories/201504141081.html
Malaysian mammals face extinction. (NA COMMENT: We’re not surprised given the absence of law enforcement for so long in that country, despite constant pressure from Nature Alert and others. It would be impossible to exaggerate how useless PERHILITAN & NRE -Malaysia’s wildlife authorities and CITES MA – have been and remain. They behave as if there is no law to enforce, when in fact the laws are good but their enforcement pathetic. And yes, these officials do read this newsletter. Having breached the CITES convention more times than we can remember, it’s hardly surprising Malaysia doesn’t care about wildlife – theirs or anyone else’s. i.e. If CITES enforcement is absent – and it is, why would Malaysia or any country worry? We can see the upside, but where is the downside for any country breaking the CITES convention?) http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2015/04/14/malaysian-mammals-face-extinction.html
One-fifth of Malaysia’s wildlife facing extinctionApril 15, 2015 Whatever you choose to do to help save Malaysia’s wildlife, you might want to do it now. http://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/highlight/2015/04/15/one-fifth-of-malaysias-wildlife-facing-extinction/
M’sia’s illegal tour operators a ‘TIME BOMB’ waiting to explode
Full article: http://www.malaysia-chronicle.com/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&id=494582:msias-illegal-tour-operators-a-time-bomb-waiting-to-explode&Itemid=4#ixzz3XLnUJ6l5
Releasing Mowgli into a forest is an awful move. SABAH / MALAYSIA
Norway hands over US$80 million to increase deforestation in Guyana http://www.redd-monitor.org/2015/04/14/norway-hands-over-us80-million-to-increase-deforestation-in-guyana/
Collaborative conservation can save Borneo billions http://www.uq.edu.au/news/article/2015/04/collaborative-conservation-can-save-borneo-billions
Sickening pictures show young bear chained to a tree and being savaged by vicious dogs in Russian ‘hunting’ contest
- Bear seen chained to a tree for baiting competition to hone dogs’ hunting skills in eastern Russia
- Masha, a five-year-old bear, can be seen attacked by a pack of dogs as she is chained by her neck
- Hunting contest is celebrated in the region as a way of recognising the best canine bear hunter
- Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3037406/Sickening-pictures-young-bear-chained-tree-savaged-vicious-dogs-Russian-hunting-contest.html#ixzz3XIpKB9Bs
How Conservation Efforts at Amboseli National Park are Creating a Brighter Future for Elephants http://www.onegreenplanet.org/animalsandnature/elephant-conservation-amboseli-national-park/
Zimbabwe: Wildlife Management Independence, a Must http://allafrica.com/stories/201504140643.html
Gov’t to reinforce regulations on online domestic ivory trading http://mainichi.jp/english/english/newsselect/news/20150405p2a00m0na006000c.html
Eye of the tiger Just 200 tigers still roam the wild in Nepal. Almost half of them live in Chitwan National Park where gamekeepers, public participation and stricter regulations aim to boost the population. http://www.dw.de/global-ideas-nepal-tiger-rhino-elephant-poaching-conservation/a-18380050
Rifles‚ silencers and axes – the weapons of a rhino poacher (NA COMMENT: YOU CAN BLAME CITES OFFICIALS, VIETNAM AND CHINA FOR THIS SLAUGHTER.)
File photo of a ranger about to perform an autopsy on the carcass of a rhino killed for its horn by poachers in South Africa’s Kruger National Park
Image by: SIPHIWE SIBEKO / REUTERS http://www.timeslive.co.za/scitech/2015/04/14/rifles-silencers-and-axes—the-weapons-of-a-rhino-poacher
5 alleged rhino poachers in Limpopo court http://www.news24.com/Green/News/5-alleged-rhino-poachers-in-Limpopo-court-20150414
Cracking down on poaching. TAIWAN http://focustaiwan.tw/photos/20150414/enp0001m.aspx
RTIs punch holes in Prakash Javadekar’s claims on growing rhino count http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/rtis-punch-holes-in-prakash-javadekars-claims-on-growing-rhino-count/articleshow/46922062.cms
Former winner of Extreme Huntress show sparks fury after she poses SMILING next to dead giraffe
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3038493/Former-winner-Extreme-Huntress-sparks-fury-poses-SMILING-dead-giraffe.html#ixzz3XJ8jZ08S
A male Sumatran elephant found dead without tusks in Indonesia’s Aceh province http://www.dailyjournal.net/view/story/165537268e804847b35c6fd273cf9f3b/AS–Indonesia-Sumatran-Elephant/
Government Should Not Revoke Bandipur Ban: Activists http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/karnataka/Government-Should-Not-Revoke-Bandipur-Ban-Activists/2015/04/15/article2765002.ece
Bengaluru: Railway line turns deaththrap for endangered wild animals, scores crushed under trains http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/railway-line-animals-killed-bangalore-crushed-under-trains/1/430172.html
Neha Sinha: Saving india’s tigers http://gulftoday.ae/portal/13c6af22-3374-4806-821c-9bbf2f3c9c04.aspx
Indonesia, Norway to increase cooperation to fight illegal fishing http://www.antaranews.com/en/news/98486/indonesia-norway-to-increase-cooperation-to-fight-illegal-fishing
BBC: Nepal’s tiger population protected by troops and cameras http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-32085852
Man fined $1,000 for trying to sell protected birds to undercover agent. USA
http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-birds-protected-20150414-story.html
Chocolate company donates millions to saving animals
As of this week, the company has donated around $1.1 million to species preservation through programs like the African Wildlife ?Foundation, the Xerces Society and SEE Turtles. http://www.idsnews.com/article/2015/04/chocolate-company-donates-millions-to-saving-animals
Gujarat High Court orders sealing of Taj resort in Gir lion sanctuary http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/gujarat-taj-resort-sealed-gir-lion-sanctuary/1/430173.html
Conservatives pledge total ban on ivory sales. UK http://wildlifenews.co.uk/2015/04/conservatives-pledge-total-ban-on-ivory-sales/
A day in the life of the Matusadona Anti Poaching Project (M.A.P.P.) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GK7Nupm7y-8
Missing lynx ‘found in taxidermist’s freezer’ . AUSTRIA
Jura. Photo: NATIONALPARK KALKALPEN http://www.thelocal.at/20150415/missing-austrian-lynx-found-in-taxidermists-freezer
CURRENTLY IN PURGATORY AND WAITING
TO BE SENT TO HELL.
ALL THANKS TO CHINA. IT’S SO WRONG, ISN’T IT?
…CONSIGNING THEM TO A LIFE OF CRUELTY AND ABUSE IN CHINA.
CITES OFFICIALS CAN EASILY STOP THIS TRADE. IF THEY HAD AN OUNCE OF CONCERN FOR ELEPHANTS, THEY WOULD BLOCK THE SHIPMENT, WOULDN’T THEY?
YES – CITES OFFICIALS – ONCE AGAIN AT THE FOREFRONT OF EXPANDING THE
CRUEL WILDLIFE TRADE.
SHAME ON CHINA AND ZIMBABWE.
Will YOU please write and tell this man to block the trade in baby elephants, today, while it is still fresh in your mind? It’s the least YOU can do, isn’t it?
Dr. Meng Xianlin
The CITES Management Authority of China
The State Forestry Administration
18E. Street, Hepingli, Beijing(100714). P.R of China
mengxianlin and you could even c.c. John.scanlon
Fax: 0086-10-84238893
