And more bad news still about poaching, wildlife and environmental crimes with special
focus on Tanzania (where as of yesterday
drakonian measures are now law as to publication
of unauthorized statistics and more …)
in the spotlight today ……………………
Tanzania – a nation that could afford to protect elephant herds, but chooses not to
Tanzania’s problem is a deep, pervasive, endemic corruption that makes it not a victim of China’s lust for ivory but a willing and active accomplice.
WHAT DO YOU THINK CITES WILL DO ABOUT THIS? NOTHING?
No 505 Wildlife Trade News: 2nd September 2015
Orangutans ‘Will Die’ If They Stay In These Cages https://www.thedodo.com/orangutans-indonesia-cages-die-1325345794.html
Boxing orangutans a throwback in Thailand https://www.dailystar.com.lb/Life/Living/2015/Sep-02/313595-boxing-orangutans-a-throwback-in-thailand.ashx
Elephants ‘will suffer’ in Japan zoo. (CITES please note) http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/elephants-will-suffer-japan-zoo
Dr. Iain Douglas-Hamilton Warns: "It’s a Race Against Time" https://www.thedodo.com/community/WildInCrisis/dr-iain-douglas-hamilton-warns-801397793.html?xrs=RebelMouse_fb
THAILAND: Gang attacks forest office
http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/general/677256/gang-attacks-forest-office
An anti-poaching project misfires in Tanzania http://america.aljazeera.com/articles/2015/9/2/anti-poaching-project-misfires-in-tanzania.html
Special Tiger Protection Forces (STPF) sanctioned for two Tiger Reserves in Telangana http://www.prepsure.com/news/special-tiger-protection-forces-stpf-sanctioned-for-two-tiger-reserves-in-telangana/
INDONESIA: Forest Rangers Arrest Six Bird Poachers in Gunung Leuser National Park
Elephant Killings in Chad’s Signature Park Cause Alarm http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2015/09/150901-elephants-poaching-chad-zakouma-national-park-ivory/
INDIA: No Bail For Ivory Smuggler http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/odisha/No-Bail-For-Ivory-Smuggler/2015/09/02/article3006082.ece1
Video: Inside Togo’s Voodoo Fetish Market http://voices.nationalgeographic.com/2015/09/01/video-inside-togos-voodoo-fetish-market/
MALAYSIA: Two Indian nationals charged over illegal wildlife trading http://www.nst.com.my/news/2015/09/two-indian-nationals-charged-over-illegal-wildlife-trading
