Critter News

APRIL 24, 2009

Tags: wildlife crime exotic pets wildlife trafficking animal cruelty orangutans pet trade endangered species. 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.

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Critter News

DECEMBER 30, 2008

tentative visual identification, and "probable cause" to seize as evidence), an examination of the carved ivory object by a trained scientist is still necessary to obtain a positive identification of the species source. Tags: wildlife crime ivory wildlife trafficking trafficking elephants.

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Critter News

AUGUST 14, 2009

The raid took place on the day an amendment to the law controlling illegal trade in endangered species came into effect. Tags: wildlife crime UK wildlife trafficking Traditional Chinese Medicine tigers endangered species.

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Critter News

SEPTEMBER 12, 2009

One of the major challenges in combating the bushmeat trade is identifying the source species for the meat and products. How is anyone to know if it came from a species that is protected under national or international law? Tags: wildlife crime wildlife trafficking endangered species.

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Critter News

MAY 16, 2009

Over 1,000 animals were rescued, including 500 bull finches and 300 picoplats, The rescued wildlife also included monkeys, parrots, macaws and other species from Venezuela. Tags: wildlife smuggling wildlife crime trafficking. There was also over 400 lbs of "wild meat" (I don't want to know what that could be!).

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Critter News

JULY 20, 2009

Organized crime is also heavily involved in trafficking of rhino products and other endangered species'. Tags: organized crime wildlife crime Traditional Chinese Medicine poaching rhino endangered species. This statement in the USA Today article says it all.

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Critter News

AUGUST 19, 2008

The three-year-olds' debut is a joint effort between police and the World Wildlife Fund to help stop the illegal but lucrative trade in rare species — which the organization estimates is a $293 billion annual business. Tags: wildlife trafficking smuggling Germany. Incredible that illegal smuggling is estimated at $293 billion.

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Critter News

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

Tags: India wildlife trafficking poaching tigers china endangered species. China, with 40, had the second highest number of seizures, or 116-124 Tigers, and Nepal reported 39 seizures, or 113-130 Tigers, according to the report.

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4 The Love Of Animals

MAY 27, 2009

Animal Investigators: How the World’s First Wildlife Forensics Lab Is Solving Crimes and Saving Endangered Species is an interesting read about the world’s first wildlife forensics lab. Tags: books giveaways. With the new forensics techniques, they are fighting a billion dollar trade with even more power!

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Critter News

AUGUST 13, 2009

Tags: wildlife crime wildlife trafficking malaysia endangered species. Malaysia is a transit hub, a supply source, and a consumer hub for endangered wildlife. A deadly combination.

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Critter News

AUGUST 15, 2009

They are dying them to look like Amazonian species which are more valuable on the black market. Tags: wildlife smuggling wildlife crime wildlife trafficking latin america.

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