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 November 1, 2007 - December 1, 2007
Turning a blind eye to bigeye tuna, warns WWF/TRAFFIC
Bigeye tuna: Don't catch them young, warns TRAFFIC © WWF / Lorraine Hitch. Cambridge, UK, 21 November 2007—Bigeye tuna are under threat because authorities are failing to recognise the dire extent of overfishing.
In the Eastern Pacific up to 60 per cent of the bigeye tuna catch are small, juvenile fish, and the proportion of these is rising, says a new report from TRAFFIC, the wildlife trade monitoring network, and WWF.
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Wildlife conservation campaign launched in China
Elephant evolution finishes at an ivory carving in the WWF / TRAFFIC wildlife trade consumer campaign Click to enlarge. Beijing, China, 20 November 2007—An advertising campaign aimed at changing consumer attitudes about unsustainable wildlife trade was today launched in Beijing. The campaign, consisting of creative print, video and online advertisements, is part of an awareness-raising project between WWF, the conservation organization, TRAFFIC, the wildlife trade monitoring network, and Ogilvy, an advertising agency.
The perfect Introduction?
Full outcomes of the workshop can be found in this downloadable pre-print of an article soon to appear in the TRAFFIC Bulletin. Wollongong, Australia, 16 November 2007—TRAFFIC and the Australian National Centre for Ocean Resources and Security (ANCORS) have come up with ways to address key issues concerning the interpretation of regulations relating to marine species under CITES (the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora), in particular “Introduction From the Sea”.
