Another daily dose of bad news about poaching,
wildlife and environmental crimes …
in the spotlight today ……………………
Laos, Destination in Illegal Ivory Trade, So Far Eludes Global Crackdown. extract: But there was a major omission in the operation, which took place over the past four months and uncovered more than 1,300 elephant tusks: There was no cooperation with and no arrests in the country to which the ivory was being shipped, Laos, a thinly populated Southeast Asian nation that shares a border with Thailand and in recent years has become a major transit point for a variety of exotic and endangered animals. http://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/02/world/asia/laos-destination-in-illegal-ivory-trade-so-far-eludes-global-crackdown.html?_r=0
CITES ISN’T WORKING – IS IT?
No 474 Wildlife Trade News: 2nd August 2015
SUMATRA / INDONESIA: Orangutan Information Centre
BREAKING NEWS. An illegal wildlife trader busted in Aceh.
An illegal wildlife trader who is selling online protected species including three Sumatran orangutan babies, two eagles, great argus, and stuffed leopard was arrested in Langsa city, East Aceh, by a rescue team consisting of BKSDA Aceh, Aceh Police, Orangutan Information Centre (OIC) and Centre for Orangutan Protection (COP) at 10 am today. This is the biggest raid and capture ever made in Aceh by a solid rescue team who are dedicated to ensuring the survival of remaining protected species in the Leuser Ecosystem. Stay tuned for more details of the story!
INDONESIA
Status of Jericho the lion disputed http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2015/08/01/jericho-cecil-brother-dead/30990931/
Cecil the lion: It’s time to lift the lid on hunting greed and this whole sick scam http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/cecil-lion-its-time-lift-6179390
Botswana bans sports hunters after Cecil killinghttp://www.enca.com/africa/botswana-bans-sports-hunters-after-cecil
