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in the spotlight today ……………
Costa Rica’s airport popular thoroughfare for wildlife trafficking
No 559 Wildlife Trade News: 23rd November 2015
IUCN: 10 Endemic Indonesian Birds Facing Threats of Extinction
Bush meat widely sold in Sabah/MALAYSIA (Caused by non-existent law enforcement)
http://www.thestar.com.my/News/Nation/2015/11/23/Bush-meat-widely-sold-in-Sabah/
SABAH/MALAYSIA: Malaysian Hotel Chain Legitimizes Orangutan Abuse http://cleanmalaysia.com/2015/11/23/malaysian-hotel-chain-legitimizes-orangutan-abuse/
Palm oil company revs up deforestation in Malaysia. The company is continuing to develop a large plantation in a Sarawak peat forest despite a government commitment to conservation. http://www.eco-business.com/news/palm-oil-company-revs-up-deforestation-in-malaysia/
SARAWAK/MALAYSIA: Environmentalists Want Answers From Adenan As Peatland Clearing By KTS Continues
SUMATRA/INDONESIA: First-ever conviction for orangutan trafficking in Aceh http://news.mongabay.com/2015/11/first-ever-conviction-for-orangutan-trafficking-in-aceh/
Travel companies unite to help Borneo’s orangutans http://www.traveldailymedia.com/229643/travel-companies-unite-to-help-borneos-orangutans/
Namibia: Rhino Slaughter Continues http://allafrica.com/stories/201511231889.html
THAILAND: Camera trap pictures help nab tiger poacher http://wildtech.mongabay.com/2015/11/camera-trap-pictures-help-nab-tiger-poacher/
Another rhino killed in Kaziranga National Park http://www.indileak.com/another-rhino-killed-in-kaziranga-national-park/
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Major poaching racket busted outside Nagzira http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/Major-poaching-racket-busted-outside-Nagzira/articleshow/49885900.cms
South Asia Wildlife Enforcement Network http://www.sawen.org/
Richard Leakey: Brad Pitt to portray the man who went to war with elephant poachers – and who is doing it all again http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/richard-leakey-brad-pitt-to-portray-the-man-who-went-to-war-with-elephant-poachers-and-who-is-doing-a6743816.html
Pangolin poaching racket with possible Int’l links busted in Erode http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/coimbatore/Pangolin-poaching-racket-with-possible-Intl-links-busted-in-Erode/articleshow/49867948.cms
Botswana resorts to military to tackle poaching http://en.starafrica.com/news/botswana-resorts-to-military-to-tackle-poaching.html
Two poachers gunned down in Kaziranga National Park http://www.newkerala.com/news/2015/fullnews-151278.html
Zimbabwe: Poachers Should Rot in Jail, Says VP http://allafrica.com/stories/201511200125.html
INDIA: Five more held for poaching pangolins http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/coimbatore/Five-more-held-for-poaching-pangolins/articleshow/49887502.cms
SOUTH AFRICA: Two women held for poaching conspiracy
http://www.citizen.co.za/875769/two-women-heldmpted-poaching/
Video: U.S probe wildlife crime scenehttp://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/world/Video-U-S-probe-wildlife-crime-scene-395812
SADC, east Africa fight illegal timber trade
http://southernafrican.news/2015/11/23/sadc-east-africa-fight-illegal-timber-trade/
Death of northern white rhino leaves just three worldwide http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/12011003/Death-of-northern-white-rhino-leaves-just-three-worldwide.html
In Latin America, Illegal Wildlife Trade Explodes http://www.huffingtonpost.com/laurel-neme/in-latin-america-illegal-_b_8492020.html
Hunter threatened to KILL Michaela Strachan’s partner for exposing sick trade in lions shot for sport http://www.irishmirror.ie/news/world-news/hunter-threatened-kill-michaela-strachans-6881005
HONG KONG Get down from your Ivory Tower: Protesters demand ivory ban
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2015/11/22/get-down-from-your-ivory-tower-protesters-demand-ivory-ban/
Kenyan port Mombasa dominates illegal ivory trade http://www.theaustralian.com.au/subscribe/news/1/index.html?sourceCode=TAWEB_WRE170_a_GGL&mode=premium&dest=http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/wall-street-journal/kenyan-port-mombasa-dominates-illegal-ivory-trade/story-fnay3ubk-1227614167284&memtype=anonymous
Zimbabwe: Poaching – How Zim Chased Away Helpers http://allafrica.com/stories/201511230606.html
APEC assures sustaining war vs. wildlife trafficking http://www.interaksyon.com/article/120532/apec-assures-sustaining-war-vs–wildlife-trafficking
Interview: Chinese engagement in wildlife conservation to boost African economies: scholar http://www.globalpost.com/article/6691513/2015/11/20/interview-chinese-engagement-wildlife-conservation-boost-african
Should U.S. Zoos Be Allowed to Import 18 African Elephants? http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2015/11/151119-elephants-zoos-Swaziland-import-conservation-rhinos/
Life In Captivity, In One Photograph
https://www.thedodo.com/orangutan-moscow-zoo-photograph-1318741300.html?xrs=RebelMouse_fb
Vanishing vultures: Africa’s fetish and bushmeat trade is driving its scavengers to extinction http://news.mongabay.com/2015/11/vanishing-vultures-africas-fetish-and-bushmeat-trade-is-driving-its-scavengers-to-extinction/
PAKISTAN: Empress Market’s ‘half-dead’ pets http://tribune.com.pk/story/994259/no-rights-for-animals-illegal-trade-of-half-dead-birds/
Illegal plant trade blooms in Southeast Asia http://www.futurity.org/orchids-plants-illegal-trade-1051502-2/
Rhino poachers’ worst enemy http://citizen.co.za/875855/rhino-poachers-worst-enemy/
INDIA: Ker forests turn ‘graveyard’ of wild jumbos;270 dead since Jan http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/ker-forests-turn-graveyard-of-wild-jumbos-270-dead-since-jan-115112300518_1.html
Tusker killed by running train in Bengal
http://www.newsx.com/regional/13670-tusker-killed-by-running-train-in-bengal
Odisha forest officials suspended for jumbo deaths
http://odishasuntimes.com/2015/11/23/two-odisha-forest-officials-suspended-for-jumbo-deaths/
Elephant massacre in southern forests: 33 killed in 18 months, Kerala raises alarm http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/elephant-massacre-in-southern-forests-33-killed-in-18-months-kerala-raises-alarm/
Name And Shame Rhino Poachers In Our Midst http://www.the-star.co.ke/news/name-and-shame-rhino-poachers-our-midst
Vietnam province probes ‘serious’ illegal logging cases concealed by officials http://www.thanhniennews.com/society/vietnam-province-probes-serious-illegal-logging-cases-concealed-by-officials-54005.html
NEPAL: Smuggling of timber goes unchecked in Parsa
http://bit.ly/1X5EEBl
How ecstasy-related deaths in Britain can be traced to illegal logging in Cambodia http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/health/11999155/How-ecstacy-related-deaths-in-Britain-can-be-traced-to-illegal-logging-in-Cambodia.html
Deforestation Increases in Colombia, Threatens Amazon
"http://www.telesurtv.net/english/news/Deforestation-Increases-in-Colombia-Threatens-Amazon-20151120-0038.html".
PHILIPPINES: llegal Sierra Madre lumber seized http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/741446/illegal-sierra-madre-lumber-seized
EU scheme failing to stop timber trafficking, finds audit http://news.mongabay.com/2015/11/eu-plan-to-stem-illegal-timber-comes-up-short-in-audit/
Uprooting illegal logging: From the Amazon to the EU
Half of tree species in the Amazon at risk of extinction, say scientists http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/nov/20/half-tree-species-amazon-risk-extinction-study
Group of Fifteen Illegal Loggers Arrested in Thailandhttps://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/group-of-fifteen-illegal-loggers-arrested-in-thailand-100806/
10 shocking facts show how companies are still trashing Indonesia’s forests
How to save Indonesia’s life-supporting forests http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2015/11/23/how-save-indonesia-s-life-supporting-forests.html
Environmentalist gunned down by illegal miners in Peru http://news.mongabay.com/2015/11/environmentalist-gunned-down-by-illegal-miners-in-peru/
Journey to oblivion: unraveling Latin America’s illegal wildlife trade http://news.mongabay.com/2015/11/journey-to-oblivion-unraveling-latin-americas-illegal-wildlife-trade/
South African ranchers propose controversial plan to save our rhinos http://news.mongabay.com/2015/11/south-african-ranchers-propose-controversial-plan-to-save-our-rhinos/
Photos: ‘Shocking’ scale of illegal trade in Indian star tortoise uncovered http://news.mongabay.com/2015/11/photos-shocking-scale-of-illegal-trade-in-indian-star-tortoise-uncovered/
RSPO pledges reform after NGO exposes shoddy palm oil audits http://news.mongabay.com/2015/11/rspo-pledges-reform-after-ngo-exposes-shoddy-palm-oil-audits/
Criminal Syndicates Are Driving Wildlife Crime Around the Globe http://www.takepart.com/article/2015/11/19/criminal-syndicates-are-driving-wildlife-crime-around-globe
Georgia Aquarium will not appeal decision to block import of beluga whales http://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/morning_call/2015/11/georgia-aquarium-will-not-appeal-decision-to-block.html
Danish auction house stops ivory sales after protests http://www.globalpost.com/article/6692768/2015/11/23/danish-auction-house-stops-ivory-sales-after-protests
Over 110kg of illegal ivory seized at Heathrow
http://www.london24.com/news/crime/over_110kg_of_illegal_ivory_seized_at_heathrow_1_4322485
Maharashtra: Leopard without claws and jaws found dead in Karad, probe on http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/pune/maharashtra-leopard-without-claws-and-jaws-found-dead-in-karad-probe-on/
INDIA: RESCUED at last: Circus performing elephants given new lease of life http://www.express.co.uk/news/nature/621420/Circus-performing-Mia-Sita-elephants-rescued
Education for Nature – Vietnam (ENV)
Quang Ninh Custom officers seize tons of ivory and pangolin scales!
Today, Customs officers in Quang Ninh discovered a large shipment of illegal wildlife products. A combined total of three tons of ivory and pangolin scales were found inside a frozen fish shipment imported from Taiwan. The wildlife products were hidden inside frozen fish heads! The case is currently under investigation.
This breaking news has not yet been reported by the international media but you can still check out photos of the seizure that have been reported by a Vietnamese news organization.
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