Department of Wildlife and National Parks (Perhilitan) officers are being transferred every three years to prevent them from forging ties with wildlife smugglers, said Natural Resources and Environment Minister Datuk Seri Douglas Uggah Embas.
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Part 2 in the Nikela Series on Animal Poaching, and what its doing to endangered species, rhino, leopards, and primates in South Africa.
The most comprehensive understanding of animal poaching and its impact on wildlife was found in Mike Cadman’s, “Consuming Wild Life... Delete the scoop?
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Fort San Felipe, CAVITE CITY - Defense Secretary Voltaire Gazmin on Tuesday said that Chinese fishing vessels escorted by a naval ship continue to poach in Philippine waters.
Interviewed during the Philippine Navy's 115th anniversary celebration at Naval Station Pascual Ledesma, Fort San Felipe, Gazmin said the Chinese fishermen are fishing off the Philippine-occupied Ayungin Shoal in the West Philippine Sea.
"They fishing in our territory," the defense chief told reporters, adding that the Chinese fishing vessels are being escorted by one of their naval ships. Gazmin also said all the ships were positively seen flying the Chinese flag. When asked what is their response to this, Gazmin said the Philippine government will deal with the issue "calmly" by filing a diplomatic protest through the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA).
"We will do this in a calm manner so that it will not be interpreted that we are looking for a fight," he stated.
On the incident involving the reported harassment by a Chinese vessel of a boat carrying re-elected Mayor Eugenio Bito-onon of Kalayaan town in Palawan, Gazmin said they are still waiting for a documented report on the incident.
Bito-onon claimed the incident occurred past 12:00 a.m. Thursday (May 15) near the Ayungin shoal in the disputed Spratly Islands. 147 people, including the him, were on board the boat allegedly harassed by a foreign vessel.
Gazmin said if they can confirm that it was indeed a Chinese ship that tailed the boat carrying the Kalayaan mayor, a diplomatic protest will likewise be filed through the DFA. Delete the scoop?
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BANGALORE: You may dismiss him at first sight. But this 60-year-old man, all of five feet, has braved animal attacks with his instincts, saved forest officials and animals from poachers in the... Delete the scoop?
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MOSCOW: In a bid to track its wildlife and hunt down poachers, Russia is all set to test unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) at a nature reserve on the country's Pacific coast this summer.
The drones in question, weigh about two kilogramme each and have a range of 60 km. They would be equipped with inexpensive cameras capable of snapping a shot every two seconds. Delete the scoop?
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The Agri-food & Veterinary Authority of Singapore (AVA) has released an advisory reminding all parties regarding the Endangered species Act (ESA), the penalties under it and recent cases of Seizure of illegal wildlife being transhipped. Delete the scoop?
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Guam - NOAA Enforcement Agent Chuck Raterman is asking for the public's help in putting an end to the hunting of sea turtles around the island.
Raterman is NOAA's law enforcement agent here on Guam. He says he is working on a number of cases involving Sea Turtle poaching. And he is offering a $1-thousand dollar reward for any information that leads to the arrest of anyone engaged in the illegal capture and killing of sea turtles. Delete the scoop?
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6-8 November 2013: Environmental Compliance and Enforcement Committee Meeting
4-7 November 2013: Working Group meetings
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Each country’s biodiversity and natural resources are an important part of its economic wellbeing and security, but are continuously threatened by overexploitation from criminal and unlawful elements. Consequently, INTERPOL and UNEP are working together to enhance environmental compliance and enforcement which will have a positive impact on these global concerns.
Together we acknowledge that, in order to maintain environmental security, we need to invest in current activities, develop innovative strategies and ensure their efficient implementation....
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Heather is a captivating writer. Her story takes us to an Africa that we all still believe is and a dark world we wish wasn't.
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An Elephant reportedly trampled a suspected poacher to death as he tried to shoot the animal in Zimbabwe.
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Elephant fights back!
They say elephants are becoming more agressive after witnessing poacher attacks.... why shouldn't they?
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The Palawan Council for Sustainable Development is seeking tougher penalties for foreign poachers that raid Philippine waters for marine resources.
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Police in Beijing uncovered 14 illegal wildlife trade cases during a crackdown, seizing 64 animals and thousands of related products.
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Please don't buy exotic animals or products made from animal parts... more than likely they have been poached (stolen) from the forests or jungle in Africa, South America or Asia.
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US concerned about links between international terrorist groups and syndicates involved in illegal wildlife trade, along with smuggling of drugs, weapons and humans
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INTERPOL urges global action against organized crime / illegal wildlife trade
INTERPOL urges global action against organized crime links behind illegal wildlife trade
LONDON, England - The need for a more systematic and global approach to information gathering for more effective action on the ground has been highlighted by INTERPOL during a conference hosted by HRH The Prince of Wales and HRH the Duke of Cambridge against the illegal trade in wildlife.
Convened by The Prince's International Sustainability Unit (ISU) and the UK's Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), the conference brings together representatives from key source, transit and market countries affected by the illegal trade in wildlife, as well as international NGOs, agencies and organizations including INTERPOL, CITES, the World Bank, the UN Office on Drugs and Crime. The conference will lay the groundwork for a meeting in late 2013 at Heads of State level.
The meeting focused on promoting international efforts to:
reduce demand for endangered wildlife and related products in markets around the world;increase capacity for global law enforcement action against the organized syndicates engaged in the illegal trade in wildlife;assist communities to find long-term, viable alternatives to the trade.Addressing the conference, David Higgins, Manager of the INTERPOL Environmental Crime Programme, said ‘a greater understanding of the problem with a more systematic and institutionalized approach to gathering, managing and analyzing intelligence for all sectors is required.'
"No country or agency can alone take responsibility for what is a global crime and which requires a global response, especially given the involvement of organized crime and the links to other crimes including corruption, money laundering and murder," said Mr Higgins.
"We all need to work together to build on our relevant areas of expertise and develop a long-term strategy to suppress this criminal threat to wildlife and to our shared biodiversity," added Mr Higgins.
At the 2010 INTERPOL General Assembly in Doha, Qatar, police leaders from around the world unanimously backed a resolution encouraging greater global policing efforts against environmental crime through INTERPOL's Environmental Crime Programme.
They also called for INTERPOL to play a leading role in supporting national and international enforcement against environmental crime, which encompasses activities ranging from illegal trade in wildlife, timber and marine species, to illegal transborder movements of hazardous waste, and the illicit exploitation of natural resources.
INTERPOL-coordinated operations around the globe have already led to the arrest of thousands of individuals and the seizure of tonnes of illicitly traded wildlife and endangered species, in addition to flora and fauna.
Please visit the INTERPOL website for more information on our projects and activities and our Twitter page @INTERPOL_EC for updates on these activities.
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The ivory of the African forest elephant is soft, easy to carve and highly prized by poachers and demand for it could lead to their extinction
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Douglas Main, LiveScience Staff Writer: Newark, N.J. — With no shortage of human-on-human misdeeds, criminologists haven't typically concerned themselves with crimes against wildlife and the environment....
Besides dealing with poverty, Leakey offered two options to fight poaching. First, he advocated building more fences around large reserves...
The second tool to fight poaching is awareness. One of the main reasons thatpoaching of elephants and rhinos has shot up in the past few years is due to growing demand in China for ivory and medicinal products...
...most of these consumers — buying ivory trinkets, or visiting traditional pharmacies — have no idea these animals are dying out...
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/17/criminology-animal-poaching_n_3294006.html
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A Colorado Parks and Wildlife ranger was fined and demoted, but not terminated, for using artificial light while poaching a trophy mule deer after legal hunting hours last October. Rick Cables, dir...
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Every time I read a report on the state of wildlife, I seem to be faced with the news of yet more dead animals poached for their ivory, skins or other derivatives to feed an unrelenting global market....
For many years it has been argued that much of the global illegal trade in wildlife is run by organised crime syndicates that carry out detailed planning; have significant financial support; understand and utilise new information technology; and are often well armed.
Organised crime groups, especially those with smuggling capabilities, find wildlife trafficking attractive because of its low risks, high profits, and weak penalties.
During their investigation, the Committee learned how those involved in high-level drugs trafficking in Brazil, Colombia and Mexico have established a notable role in the illegal supply of endangered species to the EU and US markets....
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LOS ANGELES - A father and son are expected to be sentenced to federal prison terms today for their roles in the illegal trafficking of South African rhinoceros horns in a case brought as part of a nationwide crackdown on the black market in endangered animal parts.
Vinh Chuong "Jimmy" Kha, 50, and Felix Kha, 27, both of Garden Grove, each pleaded guilty in Los Angeles last year to five felony counts -- conspiracy, smuggling, wildlife trafficking in violation of the Lacey Act, money laundering and tax evasion -- stemming from the smuggling conspiracy, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office....
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Thirty-three year old Damien Mander served as a special operations sniper and clearance diver for Australia. Whilst deployed in Iraq he project managed the I...
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Love the question Damien asks... are you and I willing to answer it?
Do we have the courage to do what's right by and for those who cannot speak for themselves?
Please note that although Damien is pro rhino horn trade we are not. However, we are both about protecting the rhino and other wildlife species on the ground.
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Launched by International Fund for Animal Welfare, the drive aims to save species pushed to the brink of extinction by organised criminal syndicates....
Andrew Miller, MP for Ellesmere Port and Neston, has pledged support for a “Wildlife Crime – The Fightback” campaign.
Mr Miller said he was shocked by IFAW’s revelations and urged constituents to join the battle against the illegal trade....
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China has released details about its latest round of raids by police in tackling the illegal wildlife trade in the country. In April 80,000 police took part in an operation which saw over 6,000 markets, dealers and websites raided....
While the organisations may be having success in turning young people away from eating endangered species such as sharks or using traditional medicines over more established remedies it appears that the message of nature conservation as a whole is failing to get through....
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Nearly half of the critically endangered tortoises seized from smugglers in Thailand last month have died since the rescue, and the fate of the remaining tortoises is in the air.
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Several elephants are believed to have been slaughtered at a protected site in Africa...
The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) says 17 "heavily armed" suspected poachers entered the Dzanga-Ndoki National Park in Central African Republic and opened fire on the elephants....
...researchers working in the area confirmed hearing automatic weapon shots coming from a large clearing known as Dzanga Bai, or "village of elephants" where between 50 and 200 elephants congregate daily to drink mineral salts present in the sands....
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By Douglas MainLiveScience Things just got much worse for two critically endangered tortoise species in Madagascar. Illegal poaching is
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China's well-known actress Li Bingbing as a UNEP goodwill ambassador on Monday declared her support towards global campaign to end illegal trade in wildlife products.
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