Critter News

JUNE 25, 2010

This happened in Vietnam. The guy was clearly trafficking in illegal parts as there were about 50 kg of bones belonging to other tigers. Tags: wildlife smuggling vietnam wildlife trafficking tigers panthers.

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Tigers Vietnam Trafficking illegal 100

Critter News

JANUARY 26, 2010

Please note that the illegal bile farm was Taiwanese-owned. It's great that they were saved, but t hey arrived at the rescue center in wretched condition. Moon bears are rare, which makes this all the sadder. Again, the China connection. I can't read such stuff without being sickened by my species. Thank Animals Asia for the rescue.

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Bears Rescue Farming Taiwan 100

10,000 Birds

MARCH 25, 2024

It was like that when I went to school, why wouldn’t it work for birds … If you saw a paper titled “Road Crossing by Birds in a Tropical Forest in Northern Vietnam”, would you – like me – also immediately visualize cute tiny traffic lights and small birds lining up and waiting in front of them?

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Burma Vietnam Birds Laos 229

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 9, 2023

Napo is a county in the West of Guangxi, bordering both Yunnan and Vietnam. The Bar-backed Partridge was also one of four focal species in an investigation into illegal bird hunting in Southwestern China. It is about 3 hours by car from Nanning airport, which in turn can be reached from Shanghai in a 2.5-hour hour flight.

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China Hunting Birds illegal 147