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Crime Blotter: Rhino Horn, Panther Skins, and More
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...
read moreCITES meeting can provide boost in wildlife crime fight
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...
read moreMEPs for Wildlife call for better enforcement measures to tackle wildlife crime
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 the...
read moreUN steps up fight against wildlife crime as investigators probe death of Cecil the lion
The United Nations passed a resolution on Thursday morning committing countries to intensify the fight against wildlife crime, at a time when attention is focused on hunting in Africa after the killing of “Cecil the Lion”. The resolution treats the issue like...
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