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Op-Ed: Legal Eastern markets are gutting Africa’s wildlife – Traffic
Quite apart from the decimation of illegal poaching, legal export to Asian markets is tearing the wild heart out of…
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Governments falling down on ivory trade commitments
Governments are failing to fulfill their obligations to submit inventories of ivory stocks. Meanwhile smuggling networks are expanding to meet…
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Facebook wildlife trade prompts fears among environmentalists
Environmentalists say they are worried about the emergence of Facebook as an online marketplace for trade in endangered species. Wildlife…
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Yahoo Japan sold 12 tons of elephant ivory in two years, activists claim
Internet company Yahoo has been accused of aiding in the slaughter of elephants by allowing the trade of ivory on…
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Are we winning the fight against rhino poaching?
At a press conference in Pretoria last Thursday, Edna Molewa, the Minister of Environmental Affairs and her colleagues from government’s…
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Cites reluctant to turn the screws on ivory world’s deadbeat nations – analysis
THE EU has recommended that the conservation treaty organisation Cites enforce an immediate suspension of trade for Angola, Laos and…
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New president takes tough action on corruption – is this the turning point for Tanzania’s remaining elephants?
Tanzania’s new president, John Magufuli, won the presidential election on the ticket he would take tough action on corruption. A…
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TRAFFIC and Tencent sign agreement to tackle illicit wildlife trade through social media networks
Cambridge, UK, 24th November 2015—TRAFFIC and Tencent, a leading provider of Internet value-added services in China, today signed a strategic…