Large haul of “Tiger” and other wildlife parts in Malaysia

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, September 2015—Authorities in Malaysia have busted a syndicate that claimed to be selling tiger and other wildlife parts and arrested three Indian nationals.

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Thailand crushes two tonnes of confiscated ivory

Bangkok, Thailand, 26th August 2015—Thailand today crushed more than 2 tonnes of confiscated ivory following a rigorous audit process overseen by WWF-Thailand and Freeland.

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Kerala enforcement agencies ready to tackle wildlife crime

Kerala, India, August 2015—More than 55 enforcement officials, including those from 13 forest divisions in Kerala, the Police Department and the Customs and Central Excise Department in the State of Kerala have just completed two-days of intensive wildlife law enforcement capacity building training.

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Indonesia’s illegal cage bird trade pushing Black-winged Mynas towards extinction

Petaling Jaya, Malaysia, 13th August—So rare that captive breeding centres have been robbed, the soaring prices and drop in availability of Black-winged Mynas in trade point to a species on the brink.

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Angola, Namibia and Zambia vow to take action on illegal timber trade

Windhoek, Namibia, 7th August 2015—the first ever collaborative workshop on forest management and timber trade between Namibia, Angola and Zambia ended this week with agreement reached on developing a time bound Action Plan for collective forest management and timber trade.

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UK boosts global efforts against wildlife crime

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London, UK, 5th August 2015—The UK Government today announced that up to GBP5 million will be made available to initiatives around the world to help tackle illegal trade in rhino horn, elephant ivory, tiger bone and other wildlife products.

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UN adopts resolution on tackling wildlife trafficking

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New York, USA, 30th July 2015—The 69th session of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly today adopted a resolution committing countries to step up their collective efforts to address wildlife crime and put an end to the global poaching crisis.

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Global Tiger Day: Malayan Tiger faces bleak future

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 29th July 2015—The Malayan Tiger has little to celebrate this Global Tiger Day. As of 23rd June, it was officially listed as Critically Endangered in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, the world’s most comprehensive source of information on wild animals and plants and the levels of threat they face.

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