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.
one month 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 months 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.
3 months 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.
one year 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.
2 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
2 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.
2 years agoCan the latest strain of coronavirus be traced back to pangolins? Maybe.
Let's not jump to conclusions.
3 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.
4 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.
5 years ago
Poaching
Over a million birds killed on Cyprus for local delicacy
Songbirds on Cyprus are being poached in record numbers.
6 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.
6 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.
6 years ago
Illegal Trade
Trading in extinction: How the pet trade is killing off many animal species
The numbers are shocking.
6 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.
6 years ago
