by Adam Cruise | Nov 11, 2020 | News
By David Stanway and Tom Brown, National Post China prosecuted more than 15,000 people for wildlife-related crimes in the first nine months of the year, up 66% from 2019, state prosecutors said, as authorities moved to enforce a trafficking ban imposed after the...
by Adam Cruise | Oct 23, 2020 | News
By CNA HONG KONG: Hong Kong is thriving as a transnational wildlife smuggling hub because its laws are not strong enough to tackle organised crime running the lucrative trade, researchers said Friday (Oct 23). With its busy port and transport links, the...
by Adam Cruise | Aug 13, 2020 | News
By Ana Popovich, Front Line Whistleblower News August 12 is World Elephant Day, a day “to bring attention to the urgent plight of Asian and African elephants.” Asian elephants are marked as endangered on the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red...
by Adam Cruise | Aug 9, 2020 | Press Releases
By Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and The Rt Hon Lord Zac Goldsmith gov.uk International Environment Minister Lord Goldsmith has appointed John Scanlon as chair of the Illegal Wildlife Trade (IWT) Challenge Fund. The IWT Challenge Fund supports...
by Adam Cruise | Jun 10, 2020 | Commentary
By Fiona Gordon – Environmental Policy Analyst & Ambassador to the Jane Goodall Institute New Zealand The pandemic which has sent countries into lock down and wiped billions from economies has refocused attention on the illicit trade of wild animals....
