by admin | Mar 10, 2016 | Uncategorized
On the 2nd March 2016 Catherine Bearder MEP hosted the launch of the EU’s Action Plan against Wildlife Crime at the Yehudi Menuhin space in the European Parliament. The audience included MEPs For Wildlife members Benedek Jávor MEP, Stefan Eck MEP, Marco Affronte...
by admin | Jan 24, 2016 | Uncategorized
THE United States will not allow the importation of hunting trophies from Zimbabwe as it feels government revenues are not being channelled towards the communities where the species reside. Recently, the US Fish and Wildlife Service (USWFS) listed two lion subspecies...
by admin | Jan 19, 2016 | Uncategorized
A weekly roundup of wildlife crimes from the National Geographic. RHINO POACHING: A member of Zimbabwe’s Central Intelligence Organization is part of a five-member syndicate charged with poaching four black rhinos in the Sango Valley Conservancy and selling their...
by admin | Jan 18, 2016 | Uncategorized
Taken from a WWF article: CITES meeting can provide boost in wildlife crime fight Geneva, Switzerland – With soaring wildlife crime prominent on the international agenda, the upcoming Standing Committee of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of...
by admin | Nov 11, 2015 | Uncategorized
On 11th November key wildlife crime experts, representatives from the Commission, national governments and MEPs for Wildlife members’ Benedek Jávor and Pavel Poc came together to examine the very serious and growing problems of the illegal wildlife trade and how...