Another dose of bad news about poaching,
wildlife and environmental crimes …
in the spotlight today ……………………
3,876 endangered turtles seized, thought to be headed for mainland China http://n.yam.com/greatnews/society/20150718/20150718161460.html
No 462 Wildlife Trade News: 21st July 2015
INDONESIA: Scorpion Sayangkan DKI Tak Lindungi Satwa Langka
Siamang gibbon kept illegally by military officer.
Jakarta. Wildlife authorities have ignored requests for the gibbon to be confiscated. photo credit: Scorpion http://www.ciputranews.com/kesra/scorpion-sayangkan-bksda-tidak-tanggapi-soal-siamang
Indonesia: Bengkulu Police arrest suspected ivory trafficker http://www.traffic.org/home/2015/7/20/indonesia-bengkulu-police-arrest-suspected-ivory-trafficker.html
INDONESIA: Quantifying the bushmeat trade in North Sulawesi http://www.seabcru.org/2202
SABAH/MALAYSIA. 100% RSPO-certified palm oil by 2025. (NA COMMENT: what you might call ‘glacial’ progress. Malaysia could have begun this process at least 5 years ago, but instead they resisted and have now had to be dragged kicking and screaming into do the right thing. That said, taking another 10 years is a pathetic effort.)http://www.therakyatpost.com/business/2015/07/20/100-rspo-certified-palm-oil-by-2025/
SABAH/MALAYSIA: Will wildlife crime perpetrators be brought to book? (NA COMMENT: It’s never happened yet.) The Sabah Wildlife Department and police are not doing enough to nab those who injure or kill protected species like orang utans and Pygmy elephants.
EXTRACT: Enough of the lame excuses already. Get cracking to bring to justice the wildlife crime perpetrators.http://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/opinion/2015/07/21/when-will-wildlife-crime-perpetrators-be-brought-to-book/
THAILAND: Sanctuaries Unshackle Elephants With Nonprofit’s Help http://www.ecorazzi.com/2015/07/20/sanctuaries-unshackle-elephants-with-nonprofits-help/
The African grey parrot. The world’s most trafficked bird. 214 illegally captured birds seized yesterday by WCS Congo.
WCS.
CITES OFFICIALS THE WORLD OVER APPROVE SUCH SHIPMENTS. DISGRACEFUL, ISN’T IT?
Experts: sustainable logging in rainforests impossible http://news.mongabay.com/2012/07/experts-sustainable-logging-in-rainforests-impossible/
What is peat swamp, and why should I care? http://news.mongabay.com/2014/07/what-is-peat-swamp-and-why-should-i-care/
Ivory on flight to Singapore seized, Uganda requests help Wildlife authorities in Uganda called for help from Southeast Asia to prevent the flow of illegal ivory, after the seizure of shipments destined for Asia. http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/world/ivory-on-flight-to/1997570.html
South Sudan’s rhino population ‘wiped out’ by civil war https://radiotamazuj.org/en/article/south-sudans-rhino-population-wiped-out-civil-war
The illegal trade in lion bones in South Africa needs to be investigated. EXTRACT: In 2011, 573 lion skeletons were exported, of which 91% were sent to Laos. http://www.timeslive.co.za/thetimes/2015/07/21/Roaring-lion-bone-trade
CITES ISN’T WORKING – IS IT?
“The objective of CITES is to ensure that wild fauna and flora is not unsustainably exploited through international trade.”says John Scanlon
Coming together to combat international wildlife crime. USA http://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/energy-environment/248343-coming-together-to-combat-international-wildlife-crime
Warning Pangolin traders across Vietnam
