Latest News RSS - TRAFFICWildlife Trade Newshttp://www.traffic.org/home/2013-05-21T23:05:28ZSquarespaceWater puppet theatre spreads the message to protect Viet Nam’s biodiversityhttp://www.traffic.org/home/2013/5/22/water-puppet-theatre-spreads-the-message-to-protect-viet-nam.htmlTRAFFIC2013-05-21T23:05:28Z2013-05-21T23:05:28ZHa Noi, Viet Nam, 22nd May 2013—In support of International Biodiversity Day today, the Thang Long Water Puppet Theatre, in collaboration with TRAFFIC and the Biodiversity Conservation Association (BCA) under the Ministry of Natural and Environmental Resources (MONRE), is holding a series of shows for schoolchildren in Ha Noi to raise awareness about the threats facing biodiversity in Viet Nam.]]>Royal event to tackle illegal wildlife tradehttp://www.traffic.org/home/2013/5/21/royal-event-to-tackle-illegal-wildlife-trade.htmlTRAFFIC2013-05-21T08:32:22Z2013-05-21T08:32:22ZLondon, UK, 21st May 2013—His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales and the UK Government are today hosting a conference calling for action at the highest level to end the trade in illegal wildlife—a trade that presents a grave threat not only to the natural world, but also to national and regional security.]]>Operation Skynet: Forest Police crack-down on illegal wildlife trade in Beijinghttp://www.traffic.org/home/2013/5/13/operation-skynet-forest-police-crack-down-on-illegal-wildlif.htmlTRAFFIC2013-05-13T11:48:54Z2013-05-13T11:48:54ZBeijing, China, May 2013—Around 200 kg of ivory products were seized last month in Beijing’s markets as part of a strategic crack-down on illegal wildlife trade in China.]]>Nailing the rhino horn trade in Viet Namhttp://www.traffic.org/home/2013/5/10/nailing-the-rhino-horn-trade-in-viet-nam.htmlTRAFFIC2013-05-10T09:39:18Z2013-05-10T09:39:18ZVietnam,10 May 2013 - In support of TRAFFIC and WWF’s campaign to tackle the illegal trade of rhino horn to and within Viet Nam, a Public Service Announcement (PSA) has been developed that will run on State-owned television channels and cinemas in Viet Nam, and will be prominently displayed on local and international social media platforms.]]>NGO call for action to save the elephants of Central Africahttp://www.traffic.org/home/2013/5/3/ngo-call-for-action-to-save-the-elephants-of-central-africa.htmlTRAFFIC2013-05-03T08:21:42Z2013-05-03T08:21:42ZF Langenkamp2@WWF CARPOBrazzaville, Republic of Congo, 26 April 2013 - A recent study  shows forest elephant populations in the Congo Basin fell by almost two-thirds - or 62% -over the past decade as a result of extensive ivory poaching.

Without action, it is likely that the elephant, the largest land mammal on earth, will follow in the footsteps of the rhinoceroses in Central Africa, which have been hunted to extinction for their horns.

]]>Japan and Russia increase penalties for wildlife crimeshttp://www.traffic.org/home/2013/4/19/japan-and-russia-increase-penalties-for-wildlife-crimes.htmlTRAFFIC2013-04-19T00:06:00Z2013-04-19T00:06:00Z19th April 2013—Japan’s announcement that it intends to raise the penalties for those convicted of wildlife trafficking from one to five years in jail came just after Russian President Vladimir Putin submitted a law to parliament that would make smuggling of endangered species a criminal offence, meaning those convicted would spend time behind bars.]]>Ad campaign aims to reduce Vietnamese demand for rhino hornhttp://www.traffic.org/home/2013/4/18/ad-campaign-aims-to-reduce-vietnamese-demand-for-rhino-horn.htmlTRAFFIC2013-04-18T02:05:22Z2013-04-18T02:05:22ZHa Noi, Viet Nam 18th April, 2013—Vietnamese citizens are being encouraged to stop buying or consuming rhino horn through a series of advertisements developed by WWF and TRAFFIC as part of their campaign against Illegal Wildlife Trade.]]>AIDS cure rumours short-lived: Tokay Geckos mainly traded for traditional medicine, finds new studyhttp://www.traffic.org/home/2013/4/11/aids-cure-rumours-short-lived-tokay-geckos-mainly-traded-for.htmlTRAFFIC2013-04-10T23:05:06Z2013-04-10T23:05:06ZKuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 11th April 2013—A new TRAFFIC report finds that millions of Tokay Geckos are being harvested from the wild to supply the traditional medicine (TM) trade in East Asia. At the same time, the trade in Tokay Geckos for Novel Medicinal Claims (NMCs), including as a supposed cure for AIDS, has declined markedly.]]>VACANCY: Wildlife-TRAPS Project Leaderhttp://www.traffic.org/home/2013/4/9/vacancy-wildlife-traps-project-leader.htmlTRAFFIC2013-04-09T11:53:51Z2013-04-09T11:53:51ZSouth-East Asia nations discuss integration of plant conservation targets into national policieshttp://www.traffic.org/home/2013/4/8/south-east-asia-nations-discuss-integration-of-plant-conserv.htmlTRAFFIC2013-04-08T12:09:32Z2013-04-08T12:09:32ZSingapore, 2013—Participants from countries across South-East Asia plus China met last month in Singapore to develop or update national and regional plant conservation targets consistent with the Global Strategy for Plant Conservation (GSPC).]]>Marine turtle trade highlighted as Hainan launches Year of Aquatic Wildlife Conservation 2013http://www.traffic.org/home/2013/4/8/marine-turtle-trade-highlighted-as-hainan-launches-year-of-a.htmlTRAFFIC2013-04-08T11:01:50Z2013-04-08T11:01:50Z

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Hainan, China, April 2013—In support of Hainan Province’s annual initiative on aquatic wildlife conservation, TRAFFIC has urged stakeholders to continue their efforts to prevent illegal trade in marine turtles and other aquatic species.

]]>Earth Hour platform boosts China outreach on illegal wildlife tradehttp://www.traffic.org/home/2013/4/2/earth-hour-platform-boosts-china-outreach-on-illegal-wildlif.htmlTRAFFIC2013-04-02T16:12:00Z2013-04-02T16:12:00ZShanghai, China—The topic of illegal wildlife trade was brought to the fore during this year’s Earth Hour celebrations in China, marking its first time engagement with WWF’s signature campaign.]]>Engaging China’s youth in protecting marine turtleshttp://www.traffic.org/home/2013/3/26/engaging-chinas-youth-in-protecting-marine-turtles.htmlTRAFFIC2013-03-26T16:39:55Z2013-03-26T16:39:55Z

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Guangxi, China, March 2013—TRAFFIC has taken steps to engage the next generation of Chinese society in a campaign focused on preventing illegal trade of marine turtle products in Guangxi Province, bordering Viet Nam.

]]>Largest seizure of Critically Endangered Ploughshare Tortoises made in Thailandhttp://www.traffic.org/home/2013/3/19/largest-seizure-of-critically-endangered-ploughshare-tortois.htmlTRAFFIC2013-03-19T16:21:34Z2013-03-19T16:21:34ZP.Tansom/TRAFFICBangkok, Thailand, 19 March 2013 – Just a day after the close a global wildlife trade conference here, authorities at Suvarnabhumi International Airport made two big seizures, discovering hundreds of threatened tortoises and apprehending two smugglers. Among the tortoises seized were some of the rarest in the world.]]>Government failure to support wildlife crime stoppershttp://www.traffic.org/home/2013/3/19/government-failure-to-support-wildlife-crime-stoppers.htmlTRAFFIC2013-03-19T09:41:20Z2013-03-19T09:41:20ZUK, 18th March 2013 - As part of the response to the Environmental Audit Committee (EAC) the UK government has announced it will not commit to long-term financial support for the National Wildlife Crime Unit (NWCU) beyond 2013-14. This team plays a vital role in preventing wildlife crime here in the UK, and is also a contributor in the global fight against the illegal wildlife trade.

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