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
Entries from January 1, 2008 - February 1, 2008
Turtle identification guide launched
Click photo to enlarge.Singapore, 1 February 2008— TRAFFIC Southeast Asia and Singapore Zoo today launched a turtle guidebook titled An Identification Guide to the Tortoises and Freshwater Turtles of Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Singapore and Timor Leste. The guidebook, will meet one of the most pressing needs - the correct identification of species commonly traded (both legally and illegally) in the region, by enforcement officers and conservationists.
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in Enforcement, Report launch, Herpetological
Cross-border intelligence-sharing leads to major seizure in Thailand
Leopard, Clouded Leopard and Tiger skins on sale near the Thai border © Gerald S. Cubitt/WWF-Canon Click photo to enlarge
Bangkok, Thailand, 30 January 2008 - The ASEAN Wildlife Enforcement Network (ASEAN-WEN) is to support and help widen an investigation into an organized wildlife crime syndicate after yesterday's seizure of 11 dead Tigers, Leopards and Clouded Leopards, as well as 275 live pangolins from Khub Pung village of Tambon Nam Kham in Thailand, near the border with Lao PDR.
The big cats, all wild-caught, are believed to have originated from southern Thailand or Malaysia, although this is still under investigation. The Royal Thai Navy's Khong River Coast Guard seized the pangolins from one truck and the six dead Tigers, three Leopards and two Clouded Leopards from another truck at 3 a.m. yesterday.
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in Enforcement, Smuggling in Asia, Mammals - tigers, Mammals - leopards, Mammals - pangolins
ASEAN officials review cross-border co-operation in combating wildlife crime
Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (Malaysia), launching the workshop Click photo to enlarge.
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 28 January 2008 - The Government of Malaysia is underlining its commitment to fighting the organized poaching and trafficking of wild animals that threatens South-east Asia’s biodiversity by this week holding an ASEAN-wide workshop on Task Force Development and Working Groups Development.
