(Posted 02nd May 2025)
| Enviro News Nigeria, April 30, 2025 |
| The Wildlife Justice Commission (WJC) has published a new report revealing a remarkable and sustained disruption in the trafficking of pangolin scales and ivory from Africa to Asia. Titled “Disruption and Disarray: An analysis of pangolin scale and ivory trafficking, 2015–2024”, the report documents a sharp decline in significant seizures since 2020, pointing to a shift in the criminal landscape and the potential long-term impact of targeted law enforcement efforts. |
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From Elephants to Warthogs: The Shadow Wildlife Trade Financing Boko Haram in Nigeria |
| Alamin Umar, The Human Angle, April 30, 2025 |
| As elephants vanish from Nigeria’s conflict-affected northeast, poachers and terrorists turn to warthogs—an overlooked species with tusks just as valuable. With little regulation and growing global demand, warthog ivory is now fuelling a new black market. At the heart of it lies a deadly trade financing terror and deepening regional instability. |
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