Wildlife smuggling
Rhino Poaching Dips Slightly In South Africa
The number of rhinos killed for their horns by poachers in South Africa dipped slightly in the first half of this year,...
Malaysia Arrests Vietnamese Man For ‘ivory Smuggling’
Malaysian authorities have arrested a Vietnamese man and seized a stash of elephant ivory worth almost $70,000, an...
Three Tonnes of Ivory Seized In Vietnam
Vietnamese authorities have seized nearly three tonnes of ivory hidden among boxes of fruit, officials said Sunday, the...
African Park Ranger Hits Out At Hong Kong Ivory Trade
A frontline park ranger from the Democratic Republic of Congo on Tuesday delivered an emotive testimony to legislators...
Skin Cure Fad Driving Myanmar Elephant Poaching Surge
Myanmar's wild elephants are being poached in record numbers with at least 20 killed this year due to surging demand...
China Rejects Uganda Ivory Trafficking Claims Against Diplomats
China on Thursday rejected allegations that two of its diplomats working in Uganda were involved in the trafficking of...
Humans Pose Ever-Bigger Extinction Risk To Animals, Experts Warn
An ever-expanding human population and exploding demand for food, water and living space, will place animals at...
Nepal Torches Valuable Wildlife Parts
Nepal destroyed thousands of valuable animal skins and other parts seized from poachers on a giant bonfire Monday in a...
Japanese Man Held For Wildlife Smuggling In Indonesia
A Japanese man has been arrested in Indonesia for allegedly trying to smuggle hundreds of reptiles out of the...
Malaysia Seizes Smuggled Tortoises Worth $300,000
Malaysian customs foiled an attempt to smuggle hundreds of the world's most endangered tortoises into the country from...
Nepal’s Rhinos On Road To Recovery With Cross-Country Move
All hell broke loose as the one-horned rhino stepped out of the crate, the powerful male charging elephant-mounted...
Rare One-Horned Rhino Killed By Poachers In Nepal
Poachers have shot dead a one-horned rhinoceros at a national wildlife park in Nepal, officials said Sunday,...
S.Africa’s Top Court Opens Up Domestic Trade In Rhino Horn
South Africa's highest court Wednesday rejected a bid by the government to keep a ban on domestic trade in rhino horn,...
Nepal To Relocate Five Rare One-Horned Rhinos
Conservationists on Monday captured a rare one-horned rhinoceros in Nepal as part of an attempt to increase the number...
Hope For Elephants As Ivory Prices Fall
The price of ivory has fallen by nearly two-thirds in the last three years, according to research conducted in China...
Hong Kong Convicts Two For Ivory On Radiocarbon Dating
A Hong Kong court has convicted two men for illegal possession of ivory chopsticks after radiocarbon dating proved it...
Wild Thai Tiger Cub Footage Sparks Hope For Endangered Species
Conservationists on Tuesday hailed the discovery of a new breeding population of tigers in Thailand as a "miraculous"...
Five Frozen, Gutted Tigers Found In Vietnam
Authorities in Vietnam have discovered five frozen tigers, all with their organs removed, hidden in a freezer. Official...
Five Frozen, Gutted Tigers Found In Vietnam
Five frozen tigers have been discovered in a Vietnamese man's freezer with their organs removed, according to official...