Read Karl Ammann’s report on illegal wildlife
trading and the conclusions he draws on
complicity and all …
and of course more bad news from around
the world about poaching, wildlife and
environmental crimes
in the spotlight today……………
explosive new report by Karl Ammann
The CITES Permitting System and the Illegal Trade in
Wildlife Permitting System and the Illegal Trade in
Wildlife
extracts:
LIVE ANIMAL TRADE IS OUT OF CONTROL
This report provides evidence that CITES is failing to police the trade in live animals of endangered species.
The level of fraud and falsification of CITES trade permits has reached a level where
illegal trade is actively encouraged by this lack of control.
Documented is the extent to which parties with governance problems now use the CITES permitting system
to circumvent the most basic aspects of controls while enhancing income by employing a range of corrupt
and criminal activities.
Also documented is the role played of the importers and that of the CITES secretariat which is involved in the
cover up of a wide range of corrupt and criminal activities.
Evidence presented includes scans of a range of illegal CITES permits.
The report is the result of investigations into the trafficking of 135 chimps and 10 gorillas
from Guinea in West Africa to China, clearly carried out illegally.
In the process of this investigation the head of the CITES management authority of Guinea has gone on
record stating that:
“the CITES convention is the dirtiest of conventions when it comes to fraud and Falsification”.
Based on the present system there is absolutely no control on the level of trade which is taking place.
ACTION NEEDED NOW
ENACT NOW the proposals that exist for a new staff member to be introduced at the CITES secretariat in
Geneva to evaluate any permit for the live import or export of any CITES one listed species.
This is a system which used to be in place and would today be much easier to administer considering modern
communication and scanning technology.
TAKE ENFORCEMENT ACTION against past illegal exports and imports as stipulated under Article VIII of the
Convention.
http://www.karlammann.com/pdf/cites-permiting-system.pdf
No 532 Wildlife Trade News: 12th October 2015
SABAH/MALAYSIA’S OWN DEATH ROW
STILL – NO ACTION TAKEN (YET) BY THE
SABAH WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT?
Is the ‘owner’ of these bears above the law?
Is the minister running scared?
It’s beginning to look like it, isn’t it?
WILL Masidi Manjun ENSURE THE LAW IS ENFORCED – AND WITHOUT FURTHER DELAY?The Minister IS ultimately responsible for Sabah’s wildlife law enforcement – or absence of. He gets to choose whether these ILLEGALLY HELD bears are confiscated from their horrifically cruel lives, or, will the ‘owner’ will be permitted to continue to break the law? The minister will be held publicly accountable, daily, – until the bears are confiscated and handed over to the nearby sun bear rescue centre. That’s only fair, isn’t it?
Meanwhile, if you don’t want to see cruelty to wild animals, it is best to stay away from Sabah.
‘Trapped in solitary confinement and immensely stressed’: Borneo’s sad sun bears caged for tourists’ entertainment
- Sun bears being kept in tiny cages at Tawau Hot Springs Recreational Park
- Lonely bears spend day after day pacing back and forth their metal prisons
- Dehydrated, they have no water and have drink from a hose from warden
- Now rescuers want the ‘stressed’ bears moved to a conservation centre
A Legal Victory for Sea Shepherd’s Paul Watson in Costa Rica http://news.co.cr/a-legal-victory-for-sea-shepherds-paul-watson-in-costa-rica/42063/
Joint patrolling to save elephants in Berhampur forest circlehttp://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/environment/flora-fauna/Joint-patrolling-to-save-elephants-in-Berhampur-forest-circle/articleshow/49308034.cms
MALAYSIA: Najib welcomes historical move to set up palm oil council with Indonesia – See more at: http://www.themalaymailonline.com/malaysia/article/najib-welcomes-historical-move-to-set-up-palm-oil-council-with-indonesia#sthash.vCOot4sr.dpuf
TANZANIA: In praise of anti-poaching task force http://dailynews.co.tz/index.php/editorial/43056-in-praise-of-anti-poaching-task-force
Two rare tigers tortured by Indonesian government and NGO groups.
Approx. 218 days on INDONESIA’S death row. EXTREME CRUELTY
caused by government and NGO inertia.
Terrorists, murderers, drug dealers and rapists are all treated better in prison than these rare tigers. Can this get any worse? Will the tigers die before they are moved?
ONE SILENT MINISTER
Why doesn’t Environment Minister Siti Nurbaya Bakar
order her officials to sign the paperwork
that will give these two suffering tigers a new lease of life.
Doesn’t she care about wildlife and the environment?
SHOCKING – ISN’T IT?
TWO RARE TIGERS HELD LIKE THIS BECAUSE OF INCOMPETENCE BY LOCAL OFFICIALS, LACK OF LEADERSHIP FROM JAKARTA AND SEEMINGLY SELF-INFLICTED IMPOTENT NGO’S?
AND NUMEROUS IMPOTENT NGOS.
WHERE ARE WWF, WCS, FFI, AND THE MILLIONS OF POUNDS RAISED FOR SAVING (ALLEGEDLY) TIGERS?
DON’T THEY CARE EITHER
How Development is Killing Assam’s Endangered Elephants http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/how-development-is-killing-assams-endangered-elephants-1230916
Kerala House, host to ivory deals http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/kerala-house-host-to-ivory-deals/article7752125.ece
Cry to save East Africa’s forests http://www.mediamaxnetwork.co.ke/people-daily/173064/cry-to-save-east-africas-forests/
SARAWAK/MALAYSIA: Adenan: Dayaks as important as other races http://www.theborneopost.com/2015/10/12/adenan-dayaks-as-important-as-other-races/
Aceh citizens threaten lawsuit over spatial plan http://news.mongabay.com/2015/10/aceh-citizens-threaten-lawsuit-over-spatial-plan/
Indonesia to Stop Complying with European Union’s Palm Oil Standards http://www.indonesia-investments.com/news/todays-headlines/indonesia-to-stop-complying-with-european-union-s-palm-oil-standards/item6025
VIETNAM: Red-listed animals rescued from hunters in Quang Binh http://vietnamnews.vn/environment/276967/red-listed-animals-rescued-from-hunters-in-qua%C3%BBng-binh.html
Will arrest of the ‘Queen of Ivory’ dent illegal ivory trade? http://news.yahoo.com/arrest-queen-ivory-dent-illegal-ivory-trade-204439419.html
RAGUNAN ZOO – JAKARTA
photo: Indonesian Friends of the Animals/ Scorpion
We’re risking a mass extinction of frogs — and they’re the ‘canary in the coal mine’ http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2015/10/05/scientists-say-we-are-on-pace-to-generate-a-mass-extinction-of-frog-species/
World’s oceans facing biggest coral die-off in history, scientists warn http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/oct/08/worlds-oceans-facing-biggest-coral-die-off-in-history-scientists-warn
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Do you happen to have a link to more on the Two rare tigers in Indonesian? I would be interested in sharing this story…thanks very much.