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Following the Animal Poaching Trail in Africa and the World
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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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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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The United Nations Complex, Nairobi, Kenya
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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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Dar es Salaam — Tanzania is taking steps to combat the rise in elephant and rhinoceros poaching by deploying army personnel and camera-equipped drones to engage in anti-poaching operations.
According to the Tanzania Wildlife Research Institute, poaching has drastically reduced the elephant population to fewer than 70,000 in 2012 from about 109,000 in 2009.
Amid outcries from lawmakers about the increase in poaching, Minister of Natural Resources and Tourism Khamis Sued Kagasheki told parliament on Thursday (May 2nd) that President Jakaya Kikwete has authorised the deployment of army units for anti-poaching operations.
"The president has issued the order," Kagasheki told parliament. "I have talked to Minister of Defence and National Service [Shamsi Vuai Nahodha] and we are at the final stages. I do not say when, but we are going to do something that will be remembered by generations to come."
This is the second time the military has aided against poaching. In 1989, "Operation Uhai" helped the elephant population rebound after it reached a low of about 30,000, when it had been about 110,000 in 1976....
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UAVs, drones, Air Rangers can and do make a difference in deterring and apprehending poachers... way to go Tanzania!
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Tanzanian Leader of the Opposition, Freeman Mbowe, announced in the Parliament yesterday that it's time to get tough with poachers and that those caught poaching should face the death penalty and be hung.
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In partnership with Oregon Wild and the Zimbabwe Artists Project, the World Affairs Council of Oregon welcomes 13 visitors from Africa traveling under the auspices of theInternational Visitor Leadership Program, the State Department's premier professional development program which aims to build mutual understanding between the U.S. and other nations....
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FARMINGTON — As eagle parts used in Native American ceremonies become harder to find, poaching is on the rise in northwest New Mexico.
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It's happening everywhere. Animals and birds are getting scarce, more people are wanting feathers, bones, horns, tusks and other body parts so stealing them from the wilds (poaching) is growing ever more rampant.
Don't buy or use animal/bird body parts.... please!
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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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SEABROOK — One of the stranger fugitive hunts to occur in this region played out yesterday in the vast saltmarsh between Seabrook and Hampton Falls, as two Maine brothers attempted to illegally harvest a tiny, slimy fish that can command $1,800 per pound.
Known as “elvers,” they are juvenile American eels, not more than 6 inches long. At this time of year they migrate up rivers in large schools. Thin as spaghetti and translucent, they are a hot commodity in Japan, where they are raised in fish farms to full size and sold to consumers....
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The past couple of weeks have witnessed several awful reminders of the global reach of the insidious illegal wildlife trade.
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More than 150 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service special agents and refuge officers, with Homeland Security Investigations agents, Internal Revenue Service agents and state conservation officers, have arrested seven people and executed 13 search warrants as part of Operation Crash, a nationwide undercover investigation of illegal trafficking in rhinoceros horn.
These members of an alleged organized crime ring trafficking in rhino horn were arrested and charged with conspiracy and violations of the Lacey Act and the Endangered Species Act for purchasing rhino horns from various suppliers in the U.S. In coordinated raids in five states, agents seized 37 rhinoceros horns and products made from horns such as dagger handles and libation cups. Also seized during the course of the operation were approximately $1 million in cash and another $1 million in gold ingots, as well as diamonds and Rolex watches...
http://www.fws.gov/home/feature/2012/servicecrashesrhinotrafficking1.html
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Washington. Environment groups are applauding a new United Nations decision to officially characterize international wildlife and timber trafficking as a serious organized crime, in a move that advocates say will finally give international law enforcement officials the tools necessary to counter spiking rates of poaching.
Crimes related to the trafficking of flora and fauna are today one of the most significant money-makers for criminal networks, amounting to some $17 billion a year, according to some estimates.
That would make this black market the fourth-largest transnational crime in the world, according to Global Financial Integrity, a Washington watchdog group....
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YunHee Park's curator insight,
May 6, 2:29 AM
We have to protect wildlife. We can not live without the nature.
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