by Adam Cruise | Nov 22, 2019 | News
By Megan Stannard – Mongabay A wide range of illegal wildlife products, from tiger claws to hornbill casques, are used to make baubles known as wénwan that are prized as status symbols among China’s burgeoning middle class.Domestic bans on the trade in elephant...
by Adam Cruise | Oct 6, 2019 | News
By Rachel Fobar, National Geographic Many of Africa’s most exported animals end up in the United States, according to a new report by World Animal Protection (WAP), an international nonprofit that promotes animal welfare. The report, shared early exclusively with...
by Adam Cruise | Jul 29, 2019 | News
By MATT DAVIS – Big Think With the ivory trade on the decline, poachers have been capitalizing on a new, disturbing trend. At the start of 2018, China banned all ivory products within its borders. As one of the largest markets for ivory, this represented a...