More bad news about poaching, wildlife and
environmental crimes from around the world …
in the spotlight today ……………
The ‘big business’ of bird trapping in Cyprus
http://cyprus-mail.com/2015/12/01/the-big-busineping-in-cyprus/
No 566 Wildlife Trade News: 2nd December 2015
Debate on tackling wildlife crimes in Hong Kong set in motion
CITES: Briefing on the 66th meeting of the CITES Standing Committee http://www.genevaenvironmentnetwork.org/?q=en%2Fevents%2Fbriefing-66th-meeting-cites-standing-committee
INDONESIA: Aktivis lingkungan desak penutupan pasar satwa liar illegal (NA COMMENT: THIS IS ASKING THE GOVERNMENT TO CLOSE DOWN THE BLATANTLY ILLEGAL WILDLIFE MARKETS IN JAKARTA)
http://kabarjakarta.com/aktivis-lingkungan-desak-penutupan-pasar-satwa-liar-ilegal/ AND http://www.cnnindonesia.com/nasional/20151130174516-20-95018/penjualan-satwa-liar-meningkat-usai-bencana-kebakaran-hutan/
http://www.beritamandiri.co/index.php/2015/11/30/bu-menteri-tutup-tuh-pasar-yang-jual-satwa-langka/
http://kabar7.com/detail/swtmg-minta-menhut-tutup-perdagangan-satwa-ilegal-/8628/2015-11-30
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RAGUNAN ZOO, JAKARTA.
We expect tomorrow to have some good news to report on this orangutan (Douglas) and others tomorrow.
SABAH/MALAYSIA. We don’t expect any good news tomorrow on the continued incarceration of these two bears – ‘protected’ species. Clearly it’s the ‘owner’ who is protected – not the bears.
INDIA: Forest department starts inquiry against owner of elephant for flouting guideline http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report-forest-department-starts-inquiry-against-owner-of-elephant-for-flouting-guideline-2150888
Community conservation efforts in northern Kenya reduced elephant poaching by more than a third last year http://news.mongabay.com/2015/12/community-conservation-efforts-in-northern-kenya-reduced-elephant-poaching-by-more-than-a-third-last-year/
Ghanaian turtles on the brink of extinction
http://www.dw.com/en/ghanaian-turtles-on-the-brink-of-extinction/a-18880759
SRI LANKA: Handing over elephants through Presidential decree illegal http://www.dailynews.lk/?q=2015/12/02/local/handing-over-elephants-through-presidential-decree-illegal
Starving Mother And Child Had No Idea Help Was On Its Way
https://www.thedodo.com/mother-baby-borneo-1486285336.html
SUMATRA/INDONESIA: Tangkahan: From illegal logging to elephant-powered ecotourism – See more at: http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2015/12/01/tangkahan-from-illegal-logging-elephant-powered-ecotourism.html#sthash.KwYfyzTV.dpuf
Indonesia forest fires: how the year’s worst environmental disaster unfolded – interactive http://www.theguardian.com/environment/ng-interactive/2015/dec/01/indonesia-forest-fires-how-the-years-worst-environmental-disaster-unfolded-interactive
The Orangutans of Sikundur, Part One: The Females And Their Infants
credit: James Askew
http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/expeditions/the-orangutans-of-sikundur-part-one-the-females-and-their-infants/
INDONESIA: Paper corporation to step up forest conservation http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2015/12/01/paper-corporation-step-forest-conservation.html
The Zoological Society of London’s Sustainable Palm Oil Transparency Toolkit (SPOTT) ranks 50 companies on environmental risks from palm oil production. For more, visit http://technology-trust-news.org/1FF5-3Q2PP-24J2KOS…/cr.aspx
How palm oil cultivation in Borneo is threatening the ecosystem everywhere https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/in-sight/wp/2015/12/01/how-palm-oil-cultivation-in-borneo-is-threatening-the-ecosystem-everywhere/
Illegal logging forcing most endangered tribe to leave Brazilian forest http://www.pressherald.com/2015/12/01/illegal-logging-forcing-tribe-to-leave-forest/
Britain’s Prince Charles calls for forest protection at Paris climate talks http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2015/12/01/climate-change-conference-united-nations-paris/76597730/
Albania Bans Logging to Save Forests http://www.balkaninsight.com/en/article/albania-bans-logging-to-protect-the-forests-11-30-2015
Deforestation: Are banks still taking a big cut? http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/countering-climate-change-_deforestation–are-banks-still-taking-a-big-cut-/41805052
INDONESIA: Dying to Entertain
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extract: Despite research that shows dolphins to be highly sensitive and intelligent, numerous facilities in Bali continue to hold the cetaceans captive for commercial gain. The latest dolphin moneymaking enterprise to open in Bali has attracted a storm of criticism from civil society organizations, both in Indonesia and internationally. The Wake Bali Adventure Park in Keramas currently holds four dolphins in a 10 by 20-metre chlorinated pool; a practice many say could harm and eventually kill the mammals. http://indonesiaexpat.biz/other/conservation-other/the-wake-bali-adventure-park-bali-holds-dolphins-captive/
Japan Is Back to Killing Whales in the Name of Research http://presschronicle.com/2015/12/02/japan-is-back-to-killing-whales-in-the-name-of-research.html
INDIA: 2 tribes held for aiding elephant poachers http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/2-tribes-held-for-aiding-elephant-poachers/article7938850.ece
INDIA: Thousands of birds being poached in Brahmapuri http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/Thousands-of-birds-being-poached-in-Brahmapuri/articleshow/50003550.cms
Just How Large Is The Black Market Wildlife Trade? http://www.pressreleaserocket.net/just-how-large-is-the-black-market-wildlife-trade/384954/
Illegal Wildlife Trade Sting Operation (‘The Operatives’: Season 2, Episode 7 Clip) The Operatives raid a warehouse in hopes of busting an illegal wildlife trade operation that endangers turtles and pangolins. http://www.takepart.com/video/2015/12/01/illegal-wildlife-trade-sting-operation-operatives-season-2-episode-7-clip
CANADA; Smuggler with turtles in pants pleads guilty http://www.normantranscript.com/news/courts_crime_police/smuggler-with-turtles-in-pants-pleads-guilty/article_b590e09c-a8a8-5d78-a6fc-43c40eff4f6b.html
MALAYSIA: Ministry studies need to amend biodiversity laws. (NA COMMENT: Enforcing existing laws would be a good start – bordering on revolutionary) http://www.theborneopost.com/2015/12/02/ministry-studies-need-to-amend-biodiversity-laws/
PEGAS rescues two chimpanzee orphans in Liberia – Part I
http://freetheapes.org/2015/12/01/pegas-rescues-two-chimpanzee-orphans-in-liberia-part-i/
Blood Lions warns against the dark side of African voluntourism http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/safariandwildlifeholidays/12025563/Blood-Lions-warns-against-the-dark-side-of-African-voluntourism.html?fb_ref=Default
The endangered lifeline of Madagascar’s sharks http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/features/2015/11/endangered-lifeline-madagascar-sharks-151126094253606.html
