Be it poaching, wildlife crime, illegal logging
or other environmental crimes, the list is
long and getting longer
in the spotlight today ……………………
"The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity." – Amelia Earhart
No 515 Wildlife Trade News: 20th September 2015
INDONESIA: Where the wildlife trade, illegal or otherwise, is out of control.
These photos were taken by wildlife trade monitoring NGO group SCORPION last week at the Sukahaji wildlife market in Bandung, Java.
Terrified baby otter destined for an early but slow and painful death. Otters (Aonyx cinereus) are sold for IDR 350,000 or £17.50 pounds. The Otters are caught in the wild but are listed as vulnerable by the IUCN and is also listed in CITES Appendix II.
Turtles etc below.
CAMBODIA: Cambodian Forest Caretakers Confess to Illegal Logging http://www.rfa.org/english/news/cambodia/logging-09172015144036.html
What India can learn from Africa on wildlife conservation http://blogs.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/no-free-lunch/what-india-can-learn-from-africa-on-wildlife-conservation/
GHANA: Ministry launches programme to check deforestation – See more at: http://graphic.com.gh/news/general-news/49741-ministry-launches-programme-to-check-deforestation.html#sthash.7xaaGjNU.dpuf
Madhya Pradesh poachers kill tiger, extract fat oil for homemade ‘Tiger balm’ http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Madhya-Pradesh-poachers-kill-tiger-extract-fat-oil-for-homemade-Tiger-balm/articleshow/49027103.cms
COULD THIS BE A CITES MOTTO?
Report denounces growing illegal Myanmar-China timber trade
SRI LANKA. Jumbos at receiving end with no let up in conflict http://www.sundaytimes.lk/150920/news/jumbos-at-receiving-end-with-no-let-up-in-conflict-164918.html
For RM32, are you getting your money’s worth at Malaysia’s national zoo? – (MAZPA MEMBER)
extracts: HULU KELANG, Sept 20 — When it was opened in 1963, Zoo Negara was the pride of the nation. But today, it is a pale shadow of its former glory, with overgrown vegetation, poorly maintained enclosures and fewer animals
“I was surprised to see such conditions. It looks like nobody bothered to maintain it,” she said.“Someone should be responsible to keep the enclosure clean.”
