Yes, more bad news about poaching and
wildlife and environmental crimes from
around the world …
in the spotlight today ……………………
SABAH/MALAYSIA: SWD’s betrayal of wildlife and NGOs
https://www.malaysiakini.com/letters/307267
No 476 Wildlife Trade News: 4th August 2015
Bengkulu Zoo, Sumatra , Indonesia.
A week after the Indonesian authorities (BKSDA)
were alerted to this Siamang gibbon being kept
in filth, nothing has been done to help it.
photo: Scorpion
Look at the above photos above and below and then look at where this gibbon really belongs:
The Siamanghttp://news.mongabay.com/2015/08/the-siamang/
This Siamang gibbon, roadside in Jakarta, Indonesia, has been waiting three
weeks for BKSDA to confiscate it. It shouldn’t be
this way, should it?
photo: Scorpion
Fight to save the Indonesian jungle may be key for endangered apes http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20150803/environment/fight-to-save-the-indonesian-jungle-may-be-key-for-endangered-apes.579137
Is Malaysia’s palm oil worth the cost?http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-33729763
UN bid to halt ‘steep decline’ of Orangutans http://www.dailyexpress.com.my/read.cfm?NewsID=1686
Where, when, why: Human-orangutan conflict in Borneo http://blog.cifor.org/29341/where-when-why-human-orangutan-conflict-in-borneo#.VcBVcPkXEse
SABAH/MALAYSIA: Saving the home of the orangutan(NA comment: More like palm oil company propaganda)by BBC http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-33735043
SABAH/MALAYSIA: As poachers turn to social media, Sabah Wildlife Dept says harder to halt exotic animal trade – See more at: http://www.themalaymailonline.com/malaysia/article/as-poachers-turn-to-social-media-sabah-wildlife-dept-says-harder-to-halt-ex#sthash.ICOWqUwn.dpuf
SABAH/MALAYSIA: A REMARKABLE VIDEO STATEMENT – MORE IS THE PITY WE DON’T HEAR ANYTHING LIKE THIS FROM NEXT DOOR IN SABAH.
SARAWAK: Return to the Jungle: A Guide to Visiting the Sarawak Longhouses (NA comment: Tourism is a sustainable alternative to poaching.) http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2015/08/return-to-the-jungle-a-guide-to-visiting-the-saraw.html
How a trans fat ban threatens Indonesia’s rainforests http://metronews.ca/news/world/1445190/how-a-trans-fat-ban-threatens-indonesias-rainforests/
Inside the complicated world of online wildlife trafficking http://www.theguardian.com/vital-signs/2015/aug/03/cecil-lion-ivory-online-wildlife-trafficking-ebay
Hunter Sabrina Corgatelli Gleefully Poses With Dead Giraffe In Wake Of Cecil The Lion’s Slaughter http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2015/08/03/hunter-sabrina-corgatelli-gleefully-poses-dead-giraffe-wake-cecil-lions-slaughter_n_7925190.html
All bets are off inside Laos’ jungle sin city. extract: A recent probe by campaign group the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) found visitors could openly buy products from endangered species including tigers, leopards, elephants, rhinos and bears.
Restaurants offered sauteed tiger meat, bear paws and live pangolins on their menus. "One business kept a live python and a bear cub in cages, both of which were available to eat on request," the NGO’s investigators found. http://www.globalpost.com/article/6625387/2015/08/03/all-bets-are-inside-laos-jungle-sin-city
