by Adam Cruise | Feb 12, 2024 | News
By Damilare Adeleye, The Nigerian Voice Officers of the Nigeria Customs Service, Special Wildlife Office and the Customs Police Unit, in an intelligence-led, joint enforcement operation with the Wildlife Justice Commission, have arrested 3 suspects for facilitating...
by Adam Cruise | Nov 24, 2023 | News
By AFP, Barron’s Vietnam has sentenced a man to 12 years in jail for smuggling rhino horns and elephant ivory from Angola, said a wildlife protection group, adding that strict penalties were a key deterrent. The Southeast Asian nation is a transport hub for...
by Adam Cruise | Nov 15, 2023 | Commentary
By Chris Morris, International Policy Digest In the shadowy world of ivory trafficking, akin to the narco trade, the stature of the accused is often gauged by the volume of the contraband or the prestige of their legal representation. By such a barometer, Kenya has...
by Adam Cruise | Nov 9, 2023 | News
By Etta Michael Bisong, EnviroNews Nigeria Nigerian environmental activists have hailed the federal government’s decision to publicly destroy a sizable amount of wildlife products that were seized, such as crocodile skins, pangolin scales, leopard skins, and python...
by Adam Cruise | Jul 14, 2023 | News
By IOL Corruption is the air that wildlife crime breathes; it is one of the key enablers of widespread and large-scale wildlife trafficking and one of the biggest obstacles to effective law enforcement. This is according to the Wildlife Justice Commission’s new report...