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Gabon needs to secure government stockpiles: EXTRACT: In another blow to efforts to combat ivory trafficking in Central Africa, thieves broke into a local court in northern Gabon last week and stole up to 300 kilograms of confiscated ivory, highlighting once again the need for more secure management of government stockpiles – just two weeks before a major continental conference on the illegal wildlife trade in Brazzaville, Republic of Congo.
http://en.gabonews.com/2/news/environment/article/gabon-needs-to-secure-government-stockpiles
No 385 Wildlife Trade News: 17th April
This Sad Orangutan Shares His Treats With Other Captive Primates in the Zoo (VIDEO) http://www.onegreenplanet.org/uncategorized/sad-organutan-shares-food-with-other-captive-primates/
SABAH WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT: Stop Exploitation of Mowgli the Orangutan
https://www.change.org/p/stop-exploitation-of-mowgli-the-orangutan
A Great Helper for Great Apes. Meet orangutan expert Biruté Mary Galdikas, who works to protect the endangered animals and their habitat http://www.timeforkids.com/news/great-helper-great-apes/230721
Illicit Wildlife, Gold, Timber Trade Funds DRC Conflict. (NA comment: Despite all this and more, the DRC has been welcomed back into CITES. Sickening, isn’t it?) http://ens-newswire.com/2015/04/16/illicit-wildlife-gold-timber-trade-funds-drc-conflict/
65 kgs of smuggled rhino horns, ivory busted at Hanoi airport
A box containing ivory and rhino horns that was busted by customs agency at Hanoi’s Noi Bai Airport on April 16. Photo credit: Dan Tri http://www.thanhniennews.com/society/65-kgs-of-smuggled-rhino-horns-ivory-busted-at-hanoi-airport-42265.html
Three rhino poached every day in SA http://citizen.co.za/364204/three-rhino-poached-every-day-in-sa/
Baby Orangutan Saved From Wildlife Black Market
This baby orangutan was taken from a wildlife trafficker in February. (Photo: WCS Wildlife Crimes Unit) http://www.takepart.com/article/2015/04/16/illegal-wildlife-trader-arrested-selling-live-baby-orangutan-online
Prince William tells EU ‘enough is enough’ over poor controls allowing poaching to thrive
TENS of thousands of rare and endangered wild animals are being traded in Europe as poor EU laws have allowed illegal poaching to thrive. http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/570816/Prince-William-EU-poor-controls-poaching-thrive
EU grants 1.35 billion CFA francs to PAGOS program. GANON: NA COMMENT: More official, robotic, jargon ’The goal is to create platforms that will allow all actors present surrounding national parks to participate fully in the management of the activities of these parks’, added the representative of the Program’ http://en.gabonews.com/2/news/environment/article/eu-grants-1-35-billion-cfa-francs-to-pagos
Scientists urge three nations to preserve Borneo wildlife http://phys.org/news/2015-04-scientists-urge-nations-borneo-wildlife.html
Park Ranger Arrested in Jambi on Tiger Skin Distribution Charge: Report. INDONESIA http://thejakartaglobe.beritasatu.com/news/park-ranger-arrested-jambi-tiger-skin-distribution-charge-report/
Court rules deforestation of Peruvian rainforest for chocolate was legal http://news.mongabay.com/2015/0416-mrn-gfrn-cannon-court-rules-united-cacao-deforestation-legal.html
Poachers held with arms – rhino. INDIA http://www.assamtimes.org/node/13433
Count of unsolved cases mounts in tiger reserve
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Deforestation continues in Jammu and Kashmir despite floods http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/jammu-kashmir-floods-deforestation-deodar-cedar-trees/1/430610.html
7 snakes rescued from Assagao resident http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/7-snakes-rescued-from-Assagao-resident/articleshow/46951220.cms
Kayla the Rescued Sun Bear Goes Wild in Her New Sanctuary Home. SABAH (PHOTOS) http://www.onegreenplanet.org/news/rescued-sun-bear-goes-wild-in-her-new-sanctuary-home/
Poaching Gets Out of Control in Zimbabwe http://world.einnews.com/article__detail/260395572?lcode=sMqsa0jdrmsk4ziH7pNBzNYfguUYalDD4Xg-V14_P_k%3D
NRDC Pushes Obama Administration to Finalize Ivory Regulations http://switchboard.nrdc.org/blogs/epepper/nrdc_pushes_obama_administrati.html
Norway PM: Jokowi Stressed Environmental Commitment
President Joko Widodo welcoming Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg at the State Palace on Tuesday. (Antara Photo/Yudhi Mahatma) http://thejakartaglobe.beritasatu.com/news/norway-pm-jokowi-stressed-environmental-commitment/
Govt urged to boost its protection of Sumatran elephants – See more at: http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2015/04/16/govt-urged-boost-its-protection-sumatran-elephants.html#sthash.OIwfDpCC.dpuf
Piano Man Joel Wants To Save Elephants, Eliminate Ivory Keys http://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/247877/piano-man-joel-wants-to-save-elephants-eliminate.html
Elephants trample forest guard to death in West Bengal http://zeenews.india.com/news/eco-news/elephants-trample-forest-guard-to-death-in-west-bengal_1579825.html
New Documentary ‘Tyke Elephant Outlaw,’ Poised to Be the Blackfish for Captive Elephants “Tyke Elephant Outlaw” tells Tyke’s story, from her obvious frustration with being forced to perform mindless tricks to the rampage that left one person dead and several more injured. http://www.onegreenplanet.org/animalsandnature/tyke-elephant-outlaw-documentary-blackfish-for-captive-elephant/
Thai government threatens to shut down Tiger Temple featured on ‘Born to be Wild’
Forest preservation, Orang Rimba survival should happen simultaneously: Solberg http://www.antaranews.com/en/news/98516/forest-preservation-orang-rimba-survival-should-happen-simultaneously-solberg
Rhino poaching revisits Kaziranga http://www.assamtimes.org/node/13429
SA loses R1.3 billion to rhino poaching http://businesstech.co.za/news/general/85181/sa-loses-r1-3-billion-to-rhino-poaching/
UN Crime Congress raises stakes in fight against wildlife crime. NA COMMENT: How scared about this news do you think wildlife traders will be? It will be ‘business as usual’ for them, won’t it? No previous ‘declaration’ has ever impacted their business, has it? See next report) http://www.traffic.org/home/2015/4/16/un-crime-congress-raises-stakes-in-fight-against-wildlife-cr.html
Africa is centre of a ‘wildlife war’ that the world is losing. A year on since 46 countries signed up to the ‘London declaration’ to eradicate the trade in horn and ivory, rhinos and elephants are still being pushed closer to extinction http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/mar/21/wildlife-war-lost-in-africa?CMP=share_btn_tw
UN Crime Congress 2015: Legal frameworks adequate or failing the scale of crime? http://ht.ly/LGv4m
Editorial: Save endangered species, ban ivory sales. IOWA/USA http://www.iowastatedaily.com/opinion/article_83210ca8-e490-11e4-bba0-07fdd52fa71f.html
Victory! San Francisco Votes to Ban Wild Animal Performances
Read more: http://www.care2.com/causes/victory-san-francisco-votes-to-ban-wild-animal-performances.html#ixzz3XXS9YrWr
Soaring demand for tyres kills rare species http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/news/world/asia/article4413772.ece
What would save the forest in Indonesia? http://www.futurity.org/protected-areas-indonesia-900212/
Improve accessibility to national parks and their facilities – CM. SARAWAK
Read more: http://www.theborneopost.com/2015/04/17/improve-accessibility-to-national-parks-and-their-facilities-cm/#ixzz3XXVhLp4S
Criticism of GAR and Wilmar African oil palm projects highlight global ‘no-deforestation’ challenges http://news.mongabay.com/2015/0416-norman-GAR-wilmar-africa.html
EXCLUSIVE – ‘I’ve killed 31 today already, it’s the best meat there is’: Disturbing boom in pet cats being snatched off Vietnamese streets to be served illegally in restaurants as ‘baby tiger’ with noodles
- WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT
- Domestic cats stolen off the streets and sold to restaurants for £52 each
- Moggie meat served in Vietnam as an expensive delicacy called ‘baby tiger’
- Serving cat is banned – but big customers are police officers and lawyers
- Felines are cooped up in tiny cages then killed, skinned and filleted to eat
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3038321/EXCLUSIVE-ve-killed-31-today-s-best-meat-Disturbing-boom-pet-cats-snatched-Vietnamese-streets-served-illegally-restaurants-baby-tiger-noodles.html#ixzz3XXfMWedq
You know about poaching, but here are other big threats to Africa’s wildlife (INFOGRAPHIC)
