Kalla Calls for End to Illegal Ivory Trade, Stresses Environmental Conservation

... for action against the illegal trade in ivory and stressed ... of "Conserving Plants and Wildlife for Life," in line ... of endangered wildlife conservation and prohibiting the trade of ivory ... transnational organized crime involving wildlife has become a multi- ...

Thailand's Animal Tourism Under Scrutiny After Tiger Temple Raid

... Tiger Temple west of Bangkok, wildlife officials found frozen tiger carcasses ... police will investigate for illegal possession of wildlife and wildlife trafficking. The temple ... animal tourism fuels the illicit trade, said Steve Galster, executive director ...

Commentary: Good Riddance to Thailand’s Infamous ‘Tiger Temple’

... three Buddhist monks, with wildlife trafficking. Authorities are currently ... for the lucrative but illegal trade in tiger parts – ... a more insidious and illegal trade in wildlife – a claim perhaps ... outlaw animal cruelty and illegal trade wherever and whenever it ...

WWF Indonesia Talks Illegal Wildlife Trade Ahead of World Environment Day

... forum themed "Zero Tolerance for Illegal Wildlife Trade" in Jakarta on Thursday (02 ... in the archipelago of the illegal wildlife trade, which  is currently the fifth ... the authorities to tackle the illegal wildlife trade, participants were considering ways to ...

Bird Species Extinction Threatens Indonesia's Unique Biodiversity

... extinction due to the illegal pet trade. Home to one ... Southeast Asia director at wildlife trade monitoring network Traffic and ... Wednesday (25/05). The wildlife watchdog urged governments and ... not only focus their wildlife protection programs for orangutans, ...

Auctioneer Christie's Fined for Putting Undocumented Ivory on Sale

... , under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES). The ... documentation," said Constable Rowena Roberts, wildlife officer for Kensington and Chelsea ... the slaughter of elephants for illegal ivory and will not sell ...

Riau Police on Hunt for Poachers After Seizure of Rp 1b Elephant Tusks

... taken from one adult elephant. Illegal wildlife trade is rampant in parts of ...

Three Arrested in Jambi Sumatran Tiger Poaching Ring

... have taken part in an illegal trade syndicate of endangered Sumatran tigers ... they held the permits to trade wildlife but failed to show the ... tiger skin from seven illegal wildlife trade suspects. The World Wildlife Fund has said ...

Africa Leaders, Conservationists Seek to Save Elephants, Rhinos

... a transit point for poached wildlife parts from other countries. " ... outline their efforts to curb illegal hunting by poachers, who in ... gains made in stemming international trade in ivory and rhino ... which campaigns to end the trade, told Reuters. Others said ...

EIA Asks Indonesia to Stay the Course With EU Legal Timber System

... [Indonesia's] timber entering trade was illegal," the EIA said in ... environmental crimes, including illegal logging, hazardous waste, endangered wildlife trade and the sale ... shown in combating illegal logging and the associated illegal trade from Indonesia," ...