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Tigers in South Africa: a farming industry exists – often for their body parts Illegal Trade

Tigers in South Africa: a farming industry exists – often for their body parts

By Earth Touch News

Tigers exist in South Africa because they’re being intensively farmed for commercial trade in live individuals or their body parts.

2 years ago
Aardvark that washed up on Cape Town beach was likely victim of illegal trade Illegal Trade

Aardvark that washed up on Cape Town beach was likely victim of illegal trade

By Earth Touch News

A sad end for a rarely seen animal.

2 years ago
CoP19: Ban on international trade in rhino horn and ivory remains, new protections for sharks and rays Conservation

CoP19: Ban on international trade in rhino horn and ivory remains, new protections for sharks and rays

By Earth Touch News

Proposals to resume international trade in ivory and rhino horn were rejected this week.

2 years ago
Rhino horn consumers reveal why a legal trade alone won’t save rhinos Endangered

Rhino horn consumers reveal why a legal trade alone won’t save rhinos

By Earth Touch News

A study out of Vietnam digs into the thorny issue of a legal horn trade.

3 years ago
Meet the Hollywood star on a mission to raise awareness for pangolins Endangered

Meet the Hollywood star on a mission to raise awareness for pangolins

By Earth Touch News

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
The shocking number of snakes traded internationally each year Human Impact

The shocking number of snakes traded internationally each year

By John Platt

A new study digs into the market for endangered and threatened snakes, revealing threats to both species and human health.37

4 years ago
Coronavirus has finally made us recognise the illegal wildlife trade is a public health issue Illegal Trade

Coronavirus has finally made us recognise the illegal wildlife trade is a public health issue

By Earth Touch News

Once a purely conservation issue, the illegal wildlife trade is now considered a threat to public health and the economy.

5 years ago
Can the latest strain of coronavirus be traced back to pangolins? Maybe. Illegal Trade

Can the latest strain of coronavirus be traced back to pangolins? Maybe.

By Earth Touch News

Let's not jump to conclusions.

5 years ago
Captive breeding has a dark side – as disturbing Czech discovery of trafficked tiger body parts highlights Illegal Trade

Captive breeding has a dark side – as disturbing Czech discovery of trafficked tiger body parts highlights

By Earth Touch News

The slaughtered tigers were not bred in zoos, yet their story should put captive breeding in general into question.

6 years ago
Devil rays get worldwide protection – and genetic tools could catch out illegal traders Human Impact

Devil rays get worldwide protection – and genetic tools could catch out illegal traders

By Earth Touch News

New regulations for the protection of threatened devil rays are coming into force this month.

8 years ago
Over a million birds killed on Cyprus for local delicacy Poaching

Over a million birds killed on Cyprus for local delicacy

By Keegan Clements-Housser

Songbirds on Cyprus are being poached in record numbers.

8 years ago
'Big tusker' elephant known as Satao 2 killed in Kenya Poaching

'Big tusker' elephant known as Satao 2 killed in Kenya

By Earth Touch News

The carcass of "Satao 2" was found during a routine aerial patrol in Kenya's Tsavo East National Park.

8 years ago
Facing extinction:  An encounter with the last northern white rhinos Human Impact

Facing extinction: An encounter with the last northern white rhinos

By Earth Touch News

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
Trading in extinction: How the pet trade is killing off many animal species Illegal Trade

Trading in extinction: How the pet trade is killing off many animal species

By Earth Touch News

The numbers are shocking.

8 years ago
On the road with the Elephant Ignite Expedition: Collaring Africa's giants Human Impact

On the road with the Elephant Ignite Expedition: Collaring Africa's giants

By Earth Touch News

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
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