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New network helps trafficked animals receive care, find safety

AVMA News

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) and the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA), The Wildlife Confiscations Network lessens the logistical burden of searching for appropriate placement of trafficked animals.

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Welfare concerns for wild birds, from confiscation to relinquishment

AVMA News

AUGUST 21, 2023

Pilny presented sessions on July 15 at AVMA Convention 2023 in Denver about the consequences of wildlife trafficking on wild bird populations and the difficulties with rehoming unwanted birds. Patricia J. Latas and Anthony A.

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Pleas, indictments in animal drug, pesticide trafficking cases

AVMA News

MAY 10, 2023

Two separate criminal cases involving sales of unapproved pesticides and veterinary drugs valued at more than $6 million recently brought two pleas and two indictments in federal court.

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AVMA members press Congress for illicit xylazine, dog importation laws

AVMA News

APRIL 25, 2023

They urged Congress to support two AVMA-backed bills aimed at ensuring dogs are healthy when imported into the United States and to combat trafficking of the animal sedative xylazine without hindering veterinary access to the drug.

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Bush Meat, Trafficking Decimate Vietnam

Critter News

MARCH 22, 2010

From Vietnam News. Dr Scott Roberton, head of Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), said that hunting wild animals for meat and trafficking had been happening in many countries, especially developing ones. Tags: vietnam exotic meats wildlife trafficking bush meat endangered species. Sounds just awful.

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Good News and Bad News for Orangutans

Critter News

APRIL 24, 2009

The good news is that a new population of about 2,000 individuals was discovered in Borneo. The bad news is that the pet trade is decimating the population on Sumatra. Tags: wildlife crime exotic pets wildlife trafficking animal cruelty orangutans pet trade endangered species.

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Smithsonian Magazine Spotlights Wildlife Trafficking

Critter News

NOVEMBER 27, 2009

HUGE article in the Smithsonian Magazine about wildlife trafficking out of Ecuador. Tags: wildlife trafficking ecuador latin america.

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Thai Police Arrest Ivory Traffickers

Critter News

NOVEMBER 17, 2009

Police arrested two Thai nationals for trafficking in African ivory. Tags: ivory africa poaching trafficking thailand elephants. Unfortunately, if they are found guilty, they would face a maximum of only four years in jail. The fines could be up to 40,000 baht (1,150 dollars). Anyone know?

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Singapore a Transit Hub for Trafficking

Critter News

APRIL 1, 2010

Seems like every other month I post an article about some SE Asian country being a " hub" for wildlife trafficking (eg. Tags: singapore wildlife crime wildlife trafficking asia. Vietnam, Malaysia.) How many more are there?

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Zambian Police Officers Caught in Ivory Trafficking

Critter News

MARCH 2, 2009

ZAMBIA Wildlife Authority (Zawa) yesterday arrested four people, including two police officers, in Kafue for trafficking in ivory and rhino horns worth more than K1 billion. Tags: wildlife crime ivory africa zambia trafficking elephants. 36 elephants? 36 elephants? That's a huge slaughter in my opinion.

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Trafficking Should be Crime Story, Not Wildlife Story

Critter News

JANUARY 4, 2010

Chances are you'll see a bizarre overemphasis on cocaine and how it grows and who sells it on street corners and little attention on major traffickers, their national and transnational syndicates, and the government regulators and prosecutors who failed to stop the trafficking. You will see no names beyond the lowest level traffickers.

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Trafficking Wildlife Endangered Species Investigation

Man Convicted of Illegally Trafficking Live Deer

Critter News

APRIL 13, 2010

The deer still got screwed because they ended up at the hunting preserve, but any kind of sentence for wildlife trafficking must be enforced. Tags: wildlife crime wildlife trafficking ohio south carolina Lacey Act deer. I hope he serves the whole term.

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Washington Man Sentenced for Gall Bladder Trafficking

Critter News

DECEMBER 25, 2009

Page, a meat cutter from Curlew, was sentenced to a year jail in Ferry County Superior Court after being convicted on six counts of unlawful trafficking in wildlife. Tags: wildlife trafficking State of Washington bears. Page, 63, was sentenced Dec. 18 and was also fined $3,000.

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Texas Father & Son Sentenced for Wildlife Trafficking

Critter News

FEBRUARY 12, 2010

Tags: wildlife trafficking Arkansas Texas deer.

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Largest Ever Trafficking Bust in Africa

Critter News

NOVEMBER 22, 2008

Tags: wildlife crime ivory wildlife trafficking africa elephants.

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Thai Government Deals with Victims of Wildlife Trafficking

Critter News

SEPTEMBER 1, 2009

Tags: wildlife trafficking thailand.

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Pangolins Saved from "Harvesting" by Trafficker

Critter News

AUGUST 30, 2009

Tags: wildlife crime Traditional Chinese Medicine trafficking china malaysia.

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Psychiatrist Arrested for Trafficking in Gall Bladders

Critter News

JANUARY 15, 2010

Tags: wildlife trafficking gall bladders bears.

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Huge Ivory Seizure in Africa

Critter News

DECEMBER 3, 2009

From the Environment News Service. Tags: ivory wildlife trafficking africa elephants. More than two tons of illegal ivory have been seized and more than 100 people have been arrested in the largest international operation targeting wildlife crime across Eastern Africa, the Kenya Wildlife Service and INTERPOL announced today.

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Are Thai Temple Tigers Drugged?

Critter News

DECEMBER 20, 2008

There's a big article at the ABC News site. accuses} the temple of illegally trafficking and mistreating the tigers, allegations that the temple emphatically denies. Some conservationists worry that the tigers living at a Buddhist Temple in Thailand are drugged, but the monks deny it. Read it and tell us what you think.

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Another Wildlife Trafficking Ring Busted

Critter News

NOVEMBER 7, 2009

In India this time. They seized tiger skins, tiger bones and otter skins. Where could those tiger bones be going but to Asian countries to make tiger bone wine?

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Marmoset Smuggler Escapes in India

Critter News

NOVEMBER 29, 2009

Sher Singh, one of the kingpins of the countrywide wildlife trafficking racket involved in stealing eight common marmosets from Alipore Zoo on August 9, walked off a train in the wee hours of Friday. Sure doesn't sound like these guys take wildlife trafficking very seriously. Tags: India wildlife trafficking. Unfortunate.

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Man Arrested with Frozen Tigers and Panther in House

Critter News

JUNE 25, 2010

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. This happened in Vietnam.

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TRAFFIC Says Malaysian Raid Proves Organized Crime Link

Critter News

JULY 19, 2010

A police raid that uncovered 42 stolen vehicles and a mini-zoo of exotic animals in Taman Wahyu here yesterday is proof that wildlife trafficking is linked to organised crime, said wildlife trade monitoring group TRAFFIC. Tags: organized crime wildlife trafficking malaysia. From the Malaysian Insider.

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Young Lowland Gorillas Released into Nature Reserve

Critter News

APRIL 30, 2010

(Sounds like these guys were orphaned as a result of bushmeat and illegal trafficking activities.) Tags: wildlife trafficking united nations bush meat congo gorillas. Frankly, with the rate these poor animals are being decimated, I wonder sometimes if they SHOULD be released back into the wild. Wouldn't they be safer in the reserve?

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US a Hub for Eatin' Them Endangered Species

Critter News

FEBRUARY 18, 2010

Since the demand continues, so does the trafficking.". Tags: wildlife trafficking us endangered species. This includes wildlife used for food, whether for cultural reasons or luxury markets," says Leigh Henry, a senior policy officer for the World Wildlife Fund and the international wildlife-trade monitoring network TRAFFIC.

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Baby Tiger Victim of Wildlife Trade

Critter News

JULY 26, 2009

It was reported that two men were arrested for attempting to transport the baby tiger carcass - along with the bones of at least two tigers - and that the “case showed the possibility of larger-scale tiger trafficking in the country.” The baby tiger was between four and five months old.

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Internet Exploits Cameroon's Primates

Critter News

AUGUST 25, 2009

Illegal wildlife traffickers provide fake credentials to establish that primates are being legitimately offered for sale. Tags: wildlife crime wildlife trafficking africa primates endangered species cameroon. This is totally fraudulent, however, because CITES bans international trade and does not issues such permits.

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Cameroon Primates Trafficking Endangered Species

Baby Gorilla Rescued from Smugglers

Critter News

MAY 4, 2009

She is thought to be about two years old, was hidden at the bottom of a bag and covered with clothes when Congolese Wildlife Authority officers arrested the suspected trafficker at Goma airport. Tags: wildlife crime smuggling trafficking congo gorillas endangered species. Here is an article about it.

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US Fish and Wildlife Offers Ivory Identification Guide

Critter News

DECEMBER 30, 2008

Tags: wildlife crime ivory wildlife trafficking trafficking elephants.

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Ivory Bigger than Drugs in Africa

Critter News

JULY 7, 2009

Trafficking in ivory and game meat has become one of the most lucrative illegal trades in Africa due to rising demand in Asia, experts said on Friday. "In Tags: wildlife crime ivory africa trafficking asia elephants. There is no magic, no power, NOTHING to it. It's just so frustrating! From the AFP.

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Virginia Fox Smuggler Gets Six Months

Critter News

AUGUST 16, 2008

pleaded guilty in March to five counts of trafficking in wild animals. Tags: wildlife trafficking blood sport fox hunting us. Howard Glen Blevins, 68, of Asheville, N.C., A statement from U.S. Hunters would then pay to hunt in the pens. Often they were injured.

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Congo Officer Arrested for Baby Chimp Sales

Critter News

AUGUST 25, 2008

No wonder wildlife trafficking is such a problem. Tags: iccn chimpanzees wildlife trafficking africa congo. Even members of the army are involved. In this case, someone confused a baby chimp with a baby gorilla. ICCN (Congolese Wildlife Authority) rangers received a tip-off that someone in Goma was trying to sell a baby gorilla.

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Pet Trade Taking Toll on Southeast Asia

Critter News

FEBRUARY 25, 2010

Tags: wildlife smuggling wildlife trafficking asia pet trade.

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Asia Pets Trafficking Wildlife

Asian Demand for Ivory Pushing Elephants to Extinction

Critter News

MAY 18, 2010

Tags: ivory wildlife trafficking extinction poaching elephants endangered species.

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Sad Orangutan Trade

Critter News

JUNE 24, 2010

Tags: wildlife smuggling wildlife trafficking orangutans.

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Tourist Tries to Smuggle 44 Lizards in Underwear

Critter News

DECEMBER 9, 2009

Tags: wildlife smuggling wildlife trafficking reptiles Stupid new zealand lizards.

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Trafficking New Zealand Reptiles Wildlife

Fighting Illegal Wildlife Trade Requires More Funding

Critter News

FEBRUARY 21, 2010

Tags: wildlife crime wildlife trafficking.

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Cherokee Man Imprisoned for Selling Gall Bladders

Critter News

JANUARY 18, 2010

Tags: wildlife trafficking gall bladders bears.

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Customs Officials Meet to Discuss China/Russia Smuggling

Critter News

NOVEMBER 28, 2010

During the meeting, participants carried out an analysis of the current situation regarding wildlife trafficking across the Russian-Chinese border, and discussed practical ways it could be addressed. Tags: wildlife smuggling wildlife trafficking tigers china russia.

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