Illegal Trade
Tigers in South Africa: a farming industry exists – often for their body parts
Tigers exist in South Africa because they’re being intensively farmed for commercial trade in live individuals or their body parts.
2 years ago
Illegal Trade
Aardvark that washed up on Cape Town beach was likely victim of illegal trade
A sad end for a rarely seen animal.
2 years ago
Conservation
CoP19: Ban on international trade in rhino horn and ivory remains, new protections for sharks and rays
Proposals to resume international trade in ivory and rhino horn were rejected this week.
2 years ago
Endangered
Rhino horn consumers reveal why a legal trade alone won’t save rhinos
A study out of Vietnam digs into the thorny issue of a legal horn trade.
3 years ago
Endangered
Meet the Hollywood star on a mission to raise awareness for pangolins
In a mini-documentary series actor and model Djimon Hounsou takes viewers on a journey across Africa to learn about the many threats pangolins face.
4 years ago
Human Impact
The shocking number of snakes traded internationally each year
A new study digs into the market for endangered and threatened snakes, revealing threats to both species and human health.37
4 years ago
Illegal Trade
Coronavirus has finally made us recognise the illegal wildlife trade is a public health issue
Once a purely conservation issue, the illegal wildlife trade is now considered a threat to public health and the economy.
5 years agoCan the latest strain of coronavirus be traced back to pangolins? Maybe.
Let's not jump to conclusions.
5 years ago
Illegal Trade
Captive breeding has a dark side – as disturbing Czech discovery of trafficked tiger body parts highlights
The slaughtered tigers were not bred in zoos, yet their story should put captive breeding in general into question.
6 years ago
Human Impact
Devil rays get worldwide protection – and genetic tools could catch out illegal traders
New regulations for the protection of threatened devil rays are coming into force this month.
8 years ago
Poaching
Over a million birds killed on Cyprus for local delicacy
Songbirds on Cyprus are being poached in record numbers.
8 years ago
Poaching
'Big tusker' elephant known as Satao 2 killed in Kenya
The carcass of "Satao 2" was found during a routine aerial patrol in Kenya's Tsavo East National Park.
8 years ago
Human Impact
Facing extinction: An encounter with the last northern white rhinos
Unless science allows us to resurrect the subspecies, Sudan, Najin and Fatu are the last northern white rhinos the world will ever see.
8 years ago
Illegal Trade
Trading in extinction: How the pet trade is killing off many animal species
The numbers are shocking.
8 years ago
Human Impact
On the road with the Elephant Ignite Expedition: Collaring Africa's giants
Fitting a GPS collar around the neck of the earth's largest land mammal is – no surprise here – a pretty hefty task.
8 years ago
