Those never ending stories about poaching,
wildlife and environmental crimes from around
the world …
in the spotlight today ……………………
US Monkey Business in Mauritius. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/monica-engebretson/us-monkey-business-in-mau_b_7842506.html
No 463 Wildlife Trade News: 22nd July 2015
Rwanda: Sniffer Dogs to Track Poachers in Akagerahttp://allafrica.com/stories/201507211093.html
Two poachers killed in encounter in Kaziranga http://deshgujarat.com/2015/07/21/two-poachers-killed-in-encounter-in-kaziranga/
Tanzania: Holistic Approach in War Against Poaching Crucial http://allafrica.com/stories/201507210347.html
South Africa: State to Keep Illegal Rhino Trade Cash http://allafrica.com/stories/201507211134.html
SOUTH AFRICA: Unsavoury canned lion hunting practices prompt government concern
PICTURE: MICHAEL LORENTZ http://www.rdm.co.za/lifestyle/2015/07/21/unsavoury-canned-lion-hunting-practices-prompt-government-concern
PHILIPPINES. Endangered thresher shark found dead in Bohol market
http://www.rappler.com/move-ph/100015-dead-thresher-bohol-market
SABAH/MALAYSIA Suspect believed to hurt Orangutan detained
http://www.nst.com.my/node/92805
Queensland man fined $4500 for trying to post gecko to Victoria http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/queensland/queensland-man-fined-4500-for-trying-to-post-gecko-to-victoria-20150721-gihed4.html
Saving Sabah’s forests via certification http://www.dailyexpress.com.my/news.cfm?NewsID=101637
Malaysia: Call for ban on log exports http://www.ihb.de/wood/news/Malaysia_ban_log_exports_42879.html
Angola’s antelopes struggle in post-war environment http://www.dw.com/en/global-ideas-biodiversity-sable-antelope-bushmeat/a-18597144
Villagers urge forest dept to protect peacocks on hillock near Madurai http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/Villagers-urge-forest-dept-to-protect-peacocks-on-hillock-near-Madurai/articleshow/48158268.cms
Rhino horn trade central to draft government policy http://www.news24.com/Columnists/AndreasSpath/Rhino-horn-trade-central-to-draft-government-policy-20150721
Rhino dies at Rietvlei nature reserve http://citizen.co.za/429416/rhino-dies-at-rietvlei-nature-reserve/
US Monkey Business in Mauritius. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/monica-engebretson/us-monkey-business-in-mau_b_7842506.html
CAMBODIA. Minister calls for ban on chainsaw imports http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/minister-calls-ban-chainsaw-imports
Wilmar accused of Nigerian ‘land grab’ for palm oil The agribusiness giant also faces allegations of environmental destruction as it seeks to expand its operations in Africa. http://news.mongabay.com/2015/07/wilmar-accused-of-nigerianland-grab-for-palm-oil/
Mexican Poachers Ignore Fishing Ban as the World’s Most Endangered Porpoise Nears Extinction http://www.takepart.com/article/2015/07/21/mexico-marine-reserve-not-protecting-smallest-porpoise
Bushmeat in Tanzania has an unexpected consumer http://news.mongabay.com/2015/07/bushmeat-in-tanzania-has-an-unexpected-consumer/
Medicinal Use of Seized Wildlife Parts Yet to Get Nod http://www.nyoooz.com/kochi/157279/medicinal-use-of-seized-wildlife-parts-yet-to-get-nod
CAMBODIA. Illegal poacher fined
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/illegal-poacher-fined
INDIA; Leopard skin seized, six arrested http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Delhi/leopard-skin-seized-six-arrested/article7449281.ece
INDIA: Investigation into sand boa stealing meets a dead end http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/investigation-into-sand-boa-stealing-meets-a-dead-end/article7450032.ece
MALAYSIA: Deforestation a clear and present danger to Taman Negara waterways, says MNS activist http://www.therakyatpost.com/news/2015/07/22/deforestation-a-clear-and-present-danger-to-taman-negara-waterways-says-mns-activist/
Unrestrained rubber expansion wreaking havoc on forests http://news.mongabay.com/2015/07/mrn-gfrn-dasgupta-unrestrained-expansion-of-rubber-plantations-is-economically-risky-and-is-wreaking-havoc-on-biodiversity-new-study-finds/
