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TRAFFIC, the wildlife trade monitoring network, works to ensure that trade in wild plants and animals is not a threat to the conservation of nature

Latest News from the TRAFFIC Network  en Français

Monday
22Jun

World’s Customs linked through ENVIRONET

An Australian Customs Officer inspects a haul of confiscated wildlife products Click photo to enlarge © Adam OSWELL / WWF-Canon   Cambridge, UK, 22 June 2009—the World Customs Organization (WCO) has launched ENVIRONET, a secure internet-based tool to share information quickly and securely amongst environmental law enforcement officers worldwide to enhance environmental border protection.

Customs officers need rapid access to information—for example, expert opinion of the identity of wildlife parts in trade, or information about the legality of exporting particular items, and now they will now able to draw on the expertise of colleagues world-wide.

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DateMonday, June 22, 2009 at 16:29 |
Friday
19Jun

Elephant-size loopholes sustain Thai ivory trade

TRAFFIC documented more than 26,000 worked ivory products for sale in Thailand: ivory Buddhas were popular items Click photo to enlarge © Daniel Stiles / TRAFFIC Southeast Asia   

en Français

Bangkok, Thailand, 19 June 2009—Legal loopholes and insufficient law enforcement mean that Thailand continues to harbour the largest illegal ivory market in Asia, says a new report from the wildlife trade monitoring network TRAFFIC.

The report also raises concerns that legal provisions governing trade in domesticated elephants are providing cover for illegal trade in wild-caught, highly-endangered Asian elephants from both Thailand and neighbouring Myanmar.

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DateFriday, June 19, 2009 at 1:01 |
Thursday
04Jun

Customs learn how to identify horns and hooves

Russian Customs officers are being taught how to identify hunting trophies Click photo to enlarge © TRAFFIC Europe - Russia  en Français

Vladivostock, Russia, 4 June 2009–Customs officers from the Russian Far East and Eastern Siberia are being taught how to identify wildlife products such as trophies, stuffed animals and plants, basic ways to determine their value and origin and how best to store such items.

“It is an important part of their professional development that Customs officers receive State certificates to enable them to conduct such biological and merchandising evaluations of confiscated wildlife goods,” commented TRAFFIC-Europe’s programme officer Natalia Pervushina.

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DateThursday, June 4, 2009 at 17:26 |
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