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With just 100 days until the CITES CoP20 opens in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, TRAFFIC staff are intensifying efforts in data ...
A new grant from the Wolfson Foundation will help TRAFFIC upgrade IT infrastructure and streamline data systems. This will ...
Data sharing and digital tools are prized innovations in the fight against wildlife crime. Now, Kyrgyzstan is seizing the ...
Rhino poaching in Africa drops to lowest level since 2011, but total rhino numbers decline 6.7% — with white rhinos at near ...
Unique species in air passenger baggage exposes global reach of Thailand-India wild life smuggling A bag full of reptiles at an Indian airport, a rare desert snake species from the mountains of Iran ...
Record-breaking wildlife seizures by Operation Thunder underline importance of international security collaboration Interpol have confirmed the seizure of nearly 20,000 live animals – all endangered ...
This research aims to provide a greater understanding of the who, what, where, when, how, and why of the illegal succulent trade dynamics, along with a review of legal proceedings of succulent court ...
HANOI, December 4, 2024 – The trade of elephants, rhinos, pangolins, and tigers and their products is prohibited or restricted under Vietnamese law. Wildlife trade online is also regulated by the ...
Entrepreneurial restoration: how restoring landscapes can work for both ecosystems and people Nature restoration experts from across Europe and beyond recently gathered for a deep examination of the ...
Tanzania is home to wild herds of buffalo, wildebeest, hartebeest, and impala that have been hunted for meat by generations of indigenous communities. In 2019, Tanzania’s late President called on the ...
Lucrative marine products surfacing online, finds rapid assessment in South Africa High value marine products such as shark fins, sea cucumbers, seahorses, fish maw, and abalone are being traded on ...
This briefing aims to provide an overview of all CITES-related seizures reported by the Member States of the European Union (EU) for the 12 months from January to December 2022. The European Union (EU ...