Not one day without bad news about poaching,
wildlife and environmental crimes
in the spotlight today ……………………
Watch sickening moment hundreds cheer elephant fight where innocent animals are forced to brutally attack each other. INDIA http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/watch-sickening-moment-hundreds-cheer-5654713
No 403 Wildlife Trade News: 8th May
Birds in Bottles Show Need to Stop Online Wildlife Trade. INDONESIA
Endangered Indonesian yellow-crested cockatoos placed inside water bottles confiscated from alleged wildlife smuggler on May 4, in Surabaya. STR/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images http://blogs.wsj.com/indonesiarealtime/2015/05/08/birds-in-bottles-show-need-to-stop-online-wildlife-trade/ (NA COMMENT: We have no news yet concerning the ‘protected’ species we have reported to the authorities in Jakarta. Local people and a senior government official claim we are wasting our time because some of the local wildlife authorities in Jakarta are paid off by the wildlife dealers to do nothing. This is regrettable because, as we see, elsewhere in Indonesia the wildlife police are increasingly proactive. Local NGO’s claim the online trade of wildlife in Indonesia is greater than the street dealers.)
Police probe ship’s crew after nabbing smuggler with 24 rare birds in plastic bottles. INDONESIA
http://news.mongabay.com/2015/0507-jacobson-water-bottle-birds.html
CITES ISN’T WORKING – IS IT?
Hong Kong Customs and Marine Police smash suspected speedboat smuggling case. EXTRACT: The goods seized in the operation included 229 cameras, more than 10,000 mobile phones, and a large quantity of other electronic goods, a batch of live tortoises, lizards, spiders, and about 129 kilograms of suspected pangolin scales and about 10kg of suspected hornbill beak, with an estimated value of more than $10 million.
Image: Pangolin scales and hornbill beaks seized by Hong Kong Customs http://www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/201505/07/P201505070778.htm
‘Penalise those exploiting loophole’. SABAH/MALAYSIA extract:
Sabah’s iconic wildlife are on the brink of extinction, no thanks to the "greed" of poachers and natives who have captured the animals to be sold in the local market, instead of personal consumption, he pointed out. (NA comment: Exactly what we have been telling him for a long time. Trouble is, he is big on words and weak on action. i.e. Like a lot of others, he does not walk his talk. Much of Sabah’s iconic wildlife has been killed off while he has been minister. Poachers and loggers appear not to fear him because the law has rarely been enforced in the past. This is not unlike countries flaunting the CITES Convention because they know weak officials elsewhere will not implement sanctions, isn’t it?) ) http://www.dailyexpress.com.my/news.cfm?NewsID=99563
59 protected parrot species seized from house. MALAYSIA
Jane Goodall studying what’s best for Chai, Bamboo. EXTRACT: Goodall issued a statement Thursday admitting that her two previous statements were made before she and her staff had fully weighed the pros and cons of a sanctuary versus the Oklahoma City Zoo as the animals’ new home. (NA COMMENT: What a fiasco by Jane Goodall) http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/jane-goodall-studying-whats-best-for-chai-bamboo/
Ranger killed by poachers in park known for grisly elephant slaughters http://news.mongabay.com/2015/0507-hance-ranger-shot-garamba.html
Illegally kept 6 ‘Baby Elephants’ recovered. SRI LANKA http://www.hirunews.lk/108970/6-elephant-calves-out-11-kept-illegally-recovered
Endangered Elephants Could Find Savior in Chinese Chat Sites (Op-Ed) http://www.livescience.com/50761-chinese-chat-sites-changing-fate-of-elephants.html
South Korea vows to get tough with illegal Chinese fishing Read more at:
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/47184311.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst
Controversial lion tamer blames council for cancelled north east event. UK https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/north-east/571414/controversial-lion-tamer-blames-council-for-cancelled-event/
Kenya: Shimba Hills KWS Officers Accused of Illegal Logging http://allafrica.com/stories/201505070532.html
KWS rescues late Mutula Kilonzo’s lions from ranch
Read more at: http://www.sde.co.ke/thenairobian/article/2000161429/kws-rescues-late-mutula-kilonzo-s-lions-from-ranch
Man arrested with tiger skin from Indo-nepal border village http://www.indileak.com/man-arrested-with-tiger-skin-from-indo-nepal-border-village/
Serbisyo All Access wins award for illegal logging report http://cnnphilippines.com/lifestyle/2015/05/07/Serbisyo-All-Access-illegal-logging-report-wins-Sarihay-Award.html
Why does the American hunt industry want 1,000 rhino moved to Texas? http://wildlifenews.co.uk/2015/05/why-does-the-american-hunt-industry-want-1000-rhino-moved-to-texas/
Red Sanders Smuggling Racket Busted in Bangalore: Wood Worth ?27 Lakh Seized
Red Sanders Smuggler Varun KumarIbtimes India http://www.ibtimes.co.in/red-sanders-smuggling-racket-busted-bangalore-wood-worth-27-lakh-seized-631609
Uganda’s forests dwindle as illegal settlers hollow them out http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn27480-ugandas-forests-dwindle-as-illegal-settlers-hollow-them-out.html#.VUw9vJMXEsc
Eastern Visayas forest guards told to name illegal loggers
After Raids, Police Hunt Owner of Forest Furniture Workshops. CAMBODIA https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/after-raids-police-hunt-owner-of-forest-furniture-workshops-83411/
Palm oil certification body to establish stronger voluntary standard http://news.mongabay.com/2015/0507-rspo-plus.html
Indian fabric giant adopts forest policy http://news.mongabay.com/2015/0508-aditya-birla-forest-policy.html
Expansion by Indonesia’s largest palm oil company frozen http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO1505/S00075/expansion-by-indonesias-largest-palm-oil-company-frozen.htm
Rhino killed by poachers in southern Zimbabwe http://www.news24.com/Green/News/Rhino-killed-by-poachers-in-southern-Zimbabwe-20150507
Parliament probes Sh500m ivory netted in Thailand. KENYA http://www.the-star.co.ke/news/parliament-probes-sh500m-ivory-netted-thailand#sthash.cnUVxMFH.dpbs
Outreach on social media against illegal trade of lesser-known species. INDIA http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Delhi/outreach-on-social-media-against-illegal-trade-of-lesserknown-species/article7182799.ece
Nonprofit VETPAW kicked out of Tanzania http://www.militarytimes.com/story/veterans/2015/05/07/reports-nonprofit-vetpaw-kicked-out-of-tanzania/70963970/
Experts oppose clause, say will fuel poaching. INDIA http://www.punemirror.in/pune/others/Experts-oppose-clause-say-will-fuel-poaching/articleshow/47192872.cms
CURRENTLY IN PURGATORY AND WAITING
TO BE SENT TO HELL. APPROVED BY ….
….The CITES Management Authority of China
IT’S SO VERY, VERY, 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.
CITES OFFICIALS?
