The daily dose of bad news … Poaching, Wildlife and Environmental Crimes …
in the spotlight today ……………………
Dreaded tiger poacher Saeed nabbed, linked to Sarju http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/Dreaded-tiger-poacher-Saeed-nabbed-linked-to-Sarju/articleshow/47493653.cms
No 420 Wildlife Trade News: 1st June
LAST WEEK: VICTIMS OF THE WILDLIFE TRADE
FOR SALE AT THE NOTORIOUS
PRAMAUKA WILDLIFE MARKET, JAKARTA , INDONESIA.
The investigator reported many of the more ‘exotic’ birds were known to
be kept out of sight at the back of the shops – it’s been tis way for many years and its
well documented and very well known to BKSDA and PHKA who both do nothing
about this vile and mostly illegal trade. Will CITES do anything about INDONESIA and this – THE MOST
NOTORIOUS WILDLIFE MARKET IN THE WORLD…..or will the CITES Secretariat
and its Enforcement Officer take any action? What do you think they will do?
This market is ‘the pits’ – literally. Besides its illegality, the market is a
health and fire disaster waiting to happen ….and when it does, who will we
hold responsible?
Legal ivory trade could keep elephants safehttp://www.globaltimes.cn/content/924590.shtml
Poachers chop sandalwood trees http://www.deccanherald.com/content/480911/poachers-chop-sandalwood-trees.html
Almaty Dolphinarium Launches with Charity Show. Kazakhstan
http://www.astanatimes.com/2015/06/almaty-dolphinarium-launches-with-charity-show/
Smugglers use stolen vehicles. INDIA
vehicles seized from red sanders smugglers lying unclaimed in Tirupati http://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/2015-06-01/Smugglers-use-stolen-vehicles-154593
Red sanders smuggling: A well-oiled network behind Andhra’s blood wood that helps win elections sw
This is one example of the abusive way orangutans are treated in Chinese zoos.
The CITES office in the Philippines is suspiciously mute on this subject. WHY? ARE THEY TOO FRIENDLY/HELPFUL TO THE TRADER CONCERNED? Hmmnn.
