More bad news … poaching, environmental and wildlife crimes …

in the spotlight today ……………………

TRAFFIC REPORT: Indonesia’s illegal cage bird trade pushing Black-winged Mynas towards extinction. EXTRACT: The authors of the latest study, published in Bird Conservation International, recommend that Indonesia lists the species in Appendix III of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES).

“An Appendix III-listing is essentially a call for support by a country to assess the international trade in a species,” explained Vincent Nijman, Professor at Oxford Brookes University.

“That information would be essential for devising an action plan to save the species,” he added

http://www.traffic.org/home/2015/8/13/indonesias-illegal-cage-bird-trade-pushing-black-winged-myna.html

No 485 Wildlife Trade News: 13th August 2015

INDONESIA: Exclusive Photos: Zoos Tie Elephants’ Legs Together So They Can’t Walk

https://www.thedodo.com/photos-zoos-elephants-cant-walk-1292503102.html

SUMATRA/INDONESIA: Pedagang Kalong Kesulitan Dapat Pasokan (NA COMMENT: Fruit bat roadside trader. Like most other INDONESIAN species of wildlife, fruits bats are becoming locally rare.)

photo credit: Scorpion

http://greenjournalist.net/flora-fauna/pedagang-kalong-kesulitan-dapat-pasokan/ and http://waspada.co.id/sumut/populasi-kalong-di-sumatera-terancam-punah/ and http://news.detik.com/berita/2988454/ini-penampakan-kalong-sumatera-yang-terancam-punah-akibat-perburuan

Africa: Will Herakles Farms’ Monster Palm Oil Project Destroy Endangered Animal Habitats Too? http://allafrica.com/stories/201508121716.html

Trade in South African Lion Bones is Surging. EXTRACT: The lion bone report stated demand in China and Southeast Asia adopted stronger conservation measures aimed toward defending tigers and different Asian massive cats, probably prompting sellers to show to African lions instead. http://www.dispatchtimes.com/trade-in-south-african-lion-bones-is-surging/42714/

Conservationist Makes Artificial Ivory To ‘Hunt The People Who Kill Elephants’. extract: His tusks land in the hands of some of the world’s most notorious armed militias and terrorist groups, and even now, are still making their way through smuggling networks.

Take a look at a trailer featuring Christy and the warlords of ivory above.

Bryan Christy’s investigation is the cover story of the September issue of National Geographic magazine, out Aug. 25, and is the subject of “Explorer: Warlords of Ivory,” a film premiering Aug. 30 at 8/7c on the National Geographic Channel.http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/conservationist-artificial-ivory_55cb77a6e4b0f73b20bb5c27

Investigations into ivory seized at Zurich airport ongoing – govt http://www.ippmedia.com/frontend/index.php?l=83228

INDIA: 100 elephants killed in 2 years across south http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/100-elephants-killed-in-2-years-across-south/articleshow/48460443.cms

Agony of the baby elephant caught in a poacher’s snare: Animal was left to die crippled and speared in its trunk – and an orphan

• Simotua the elephant had been caught in a poachers snare in Kenya
• The baby elephant suffered potentially life threatening injuries
• Simotua is now on the mend thanks to help from a wildlife trust

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3195214/Caught-poacher-s-snare-attacked-spear-Baby-elephant-suffered-horrific-injuries-rescued-way-recovery-orphanage-Nairobi.html

Stop the slaughter: An elephant is killed every 15 minutes by poachers for its ivory tusks http://www.express.co.uk/news/nature/597821/elephants-tusks-black-market-slaughtered-killing-elephant-day

INDIA: Two held for killing elephants, trying to sell tusks

http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/two-held-for-killing-elephants-trying-to-sell-tusks/article7530628.ece

BBC. ‘In 15 years, wild elephants could be no more’ http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-33892341

VIETNAM: Logging, mining destroy lake resort http://vietnamnews.vn/society/274387/logging-mining-destroy-lake-resort.html

Demystifying Drones: UAS’s in Wildlife Anti-Poaching Efforts http://wildtech.mongabay.com/2015/08/demystifying-drones-uass-in-wildlife-anti-poaching-efforts/

Who are the new ministers in Indonesia’s revamped cabinet

http://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/who-are-the-new-ministers-in-indonesias-revamped-cabinet

INDIA: Poachers held, 33 snakes recovered from city temples http://www.nyoooz.com/agra/173659/poachers-held-33-snakes-recovered-from-city-temples

INDIA: Forest dept seizes 33 turtles meant for trade http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/Forest-dept-seizes-33-turtles-meant-for-trade/articleshow/48459462.cms

CAMBODIA: Men busted with illegal wildlife meat http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/men-busted-illegal-wildlife-meat

INDIA: Diamond trader held, 503 kg of smuggled sandalwood seized from his residence – See more at: http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/ahmedabad/diamond-trader-held-503-kg-of-smuggled-sandalwood-seized-from-his-residence/#sthash.DlRuwupo.dpuf

Borneo in the City part 1: The first in a series of clips about species adapting to urban environments in Borneo

INDONESIA: Conflict Palm Oil Culprits: Who is Destroying the Lowland Rainforests? http://www.ran.org/conflict_palm_oil_culprits_who_is_destroying_the_lowland_rainforests?utm_campaign=null&utm_content=awesm-inlinelinkcreator&utm_source=t.co&utm_medium=a.ran.org-twitter&awesm=a.ran.org_j30

SARAWAK/MALAYSIA: Police officer pleads not guilty to corruption involving RM16,000
Read more: http://www.theborneopost.com/2015/08/12/police-officer-pleads-not-guilty-to-corruption-involving-rm16000/#ixzz3ig2CAv3z