Another dose of bad news about poaching,
wildlife and environmental crimes … and
exposing the zoo in Cairo where a captive
Organutan died of heat exposure …
in the spotlight today ……………………
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC: Who Buys Ivory? You’d Be Surprised
A new international survey reveals what’s really driving the demand side of the ivory market.
WE ALL KNOW THE MAIN COUNTRIES WHO IMPORT IVORY,
DON’T WE?
WHAT WE DON’T KNOW IS: WHY CITES OFFICIALS THE WORLD OVER ALLOW THIS WHOLSALE SLUGHTER OF ELEPHANTS TO CONTINUE, WITHOUT EVER PUNISHING THOSE COUNTRIES WHO IMPORT THE IVORY.
ISN’T THIS AN EQUALLY BIG SCANDAL?
HOW MANY MORE ELEPHANTS AND RHINOS WILL BE SLAUGHTERED –
BEFORE CITES/UNEP OFFICIALS TAKE ACTION?
Plenty of CITES officials will be reading this.
How Killing Elephants Finances Terror in Africa
Armed groups help fund operations by smuggling elephant ivory. Can fake tusks with hidden GPS trackers thwart them? By Bryan Christy http://www.nationalgeographic.com/tracking-ivory/article.html
No 486 Wildlife Trade News: 14th August 2015
Report: Rhino horns, elephant tusks shipment from Malaysia seized in Vietnam (NA COMMENT: Malaysia once again implicated in the illegal wildlife trade. How many more times must we see such headlines before CITES takes action against this country? Do you get the impression the CITES Standing Committee members and the Secretariat are relaxed about (not) enforcing the convention? All over the world we see wildlife decimated in large part because of poor or non-existing national law enforcement – is this really any different to CITES officials not enforcing the international convention?
. – See more at: http://www.themalaymailonline.com/world/article/report-rhino-horns-elephant-tusks-shipped-from-malaysia-seized-in-vietnam#sthash.MqToUdp6.dpuf
DO YOU FEEL CITES ISN’T WORKING BECAUSE MANY CITES OFFICIALS WON’T ENFORCE THE CONVENTION?
DOES THIS MAKE THESE CITES OFFICIALS ANY DIFFERENT TO THOSE WHO ACTUALLY KILL ELEPHANTS, RHINOS, ETC?
THE KILLING WON’T STOP UNTIL THE DEMAND STOPS. WILL IT?
2 held for attempt to smuggle protected wildlife from India – TO MALAYSIA: AGAIN. http://www.bangaloremirror.com/bangalore/crime/2-held-for-attempt-to-smuggle-protected-wildlife-from-India/articleshow/48473927.cms
Elephant population continues to decrease in Sumatra – See more at: http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2015/08/14/elephant-population-continues-decrease-sumatra.html#sthash.OQHcNxxi.dpuf
Kenya: Jumbos Moving to Tanzania Risk Poaching http://allafrica.com/stories/201508140076.html
Kenyan Community Cracks Down on Elephant Poaching http://www.voanews.com/content/kenyan-community-samburu-authorites-crack-down-on-elephant-poaching-/2916645.html
South Africa: Rhino Poacher’s Sentence Reduced http://allafrica.com/stories/201508140194.html
INDONESIA: Investigators from Indonesian NGO group SCORPION heard this week that species ‘officially’ classed as ‘protected’ in Indonesia have been removed from display. To buy a protected species a buyer now has to go to the home of a trader.
But, as you saw yesterday, Traffic share our concern for unprotected species as well.
We are also concerned at the cruelty and death rates of wildlife for sale
in this and other markets. Wildlife markets in Indonesia are like
zoos in Indonesia – HORRIFIC.
Horrible moment a bear cub is ripped to pieces by a dozen tigers in front of screaming tourists after wandering into their enclosure at Chinese zoo
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/index.html
Kenya: As Elephant Poachers Move North, Kenya Should Expect an Onslaught http://allafrica.com/stories/201508130793.html
Will India’s conservation efforts be enough to save its tigers? http://asiancorrespondent.com/134797/will-indias-conservation-efforts-be-enough-to-save-its-tigers/
INDIA: Poachers on Rise, Kerala Tuskers at Risk http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/Poachers-on-Rise-Kerala-Tuskers-at-Risk/2015/08/13/article2971826.ece
South Africa counts carcasses as rhino poaching surges http://www.sfgate.com/world/article/South-Africa-counts-carcasses-as-rhino-poaching-6441531.php
Poachers Aren’t Going to ‘Like’ These Tech Companies Teaming Up to Fight the Ivory Trade. Facebook, Google, and eBay are joining Warren Buffett and environmental groups in a campaign to stop wildlife trafficking. https://www.takepart.com/article/2015/08/11/poacher-arent-going-facebook-google-and-other-tech-companies-team-save-elephants
US battles to find – and save – illegally trafficked plants http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-33896138
APP to clear plantations to restore peatlands http://news.mongabay.com/2015/08/app-to-clear-plantations-to-restore-peatlands/
EGYPT: Orangutan ‘Bongo’ dies of extreme heat wave
Another notorious zoo. http://www.thecairopost.com/news/163888/news/orangutan-bongo-dies-of-extreme-heat-wave
INDIA: Tusker poaching: Govt decides to hand over probe to CBI http://english.manoramaonline.com/news/just-in/tusker-poaching-govt-decides-to-hand-over-probe-to-cbi.html
Hanoi customs officers seizes 100 kg of ivory, rhino horns in record haul
ILLINOIS MAN SENTENCED FOR VIOLATING THE LACEY ACT
http://www.fws.gov/home/feature/2015/Press-Release-with-Agency-Quotes.pdf
BBC: The Longer View: Instinct for extinction http://www.bbc.co.uk/timelines/z86kj6f
SABAH/SARAWAK: Jail illegal loggers, says judge http://www.thestar.com.my/News/Nation/2015/08/14/Jail-illegal-loggers-says-judge/
CAYMAN ISLANDS: Rescued turtle killed in failed illegal catch https://caymannewsservice.com/2015/08/rescued-turtle-killed-in-failed-illegal-catch/comment-page-1/
CITES: Zimbabwe to Use Local Laws to Address Killing of Cecil The Lion http://www.voazimbabwe.com/content/cites-says-zimbabwe-expected-to-use-local-laws-to-address-killing-of-cecil-the-l/2916499.html
Protecting Forests for Orangutans – Bringing Together a Historic Team of Forest Guardians in Borneo http://voices.nationalgeographic.com/2015/08/13/protecting-forests-for-orangutans/
