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- Giraffes win CITES protection Sat, 24 Aug 19, 4:30amGiraffes are doing a victory dance today after winning international trade protection on Thursday. Delegates at the World Wildlife Conference in Geneva voted to list giraffes on Appendix II of the Convention on International...
- Elephants may be doomed to extinction with EU opposition to global ivory ban Thu, 7 Jul 16, 11:38pmOnce the existing global embargo on ivory sales expires in 2017, elephants may be doomed to extinction, according to a statement by officials from 29 African states...
- Why is Canada refusing to protect 76 endangered species? Sat, 10 Jan 15, 4:20amCanada has chosen to reject an agreement to protect 76 endangered plant and animal species from international trade. Documents recently released from the 2013 Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES)...
- Canada refuses to protect 76 endangered species Sat, 10 Jan 15, 1:30amCanada has chosen to reject an agreement to protect 76 endangered plant and animal species from international trade. Documents recently released from the 2013 Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES)...
- Illegal Wild Cheetah Trade for Luxury Pets is Pushing Species to Extinction, CITES Report Wed, 16 Jul 14, 2:02amA new report has confirmed that the status-driven, illegal trade in live cheetahs is pushing vulnerable wild populations of the big cats to extinction...
- Texas Cheerleader Claims Hunting the “Big 5″ in Africa is Conservation Thu, 3 Jul 14, 3:03am19-year-old Kendall Jones, a cheerleader from Texas, has been hunting big game in Africa with her father for 10 years. Following in the footsteps of the reviled Melissa Bachman, she claims that her efforts to bag the Big...
- Powerful Images from the Frontline of West Africa’s Devastating Ivory Trade Wed, 18 Jun 14, 1:08amMorgan spent time with rangers, documenting their personal lives and then traveling with them on patrol. He quickly began to realize that there is in fact no "frontline" in this brutal battle, which has also seen more than...
- Illegal Poaching Threatens to Wipe Out One Fifth of African Elephant Population Tue, 3 Dec 13, 4:00amElephants at watering hole photo via Shutterstock Africa is poised to lose 20 percent of its elephant population over the next decade if illegal poaching continues at its current rate, according to new figures released by...
- Man Caught Trying to Smuggle Over Ten Percent of an Entire Endangered Species into Thailand Fri, 29 Mar 13, 5:30amSmugglers already have to answer to the police if they are caught, but a 38-year-old Thai man may have to answer to a much higher authority for attempting to steal almost thirteen percent of an entire species...
- Trade in Polar Bear Parts to Continue Unabated Following Failed US CITES Bid Sat, 9 Mar 13, 12:11amPhoto via Shutterstock The United States proposal to ban the sale of polar bear parts was struck down yesterday after a bitter fight at the Convention on Trade in Endangered Species conference in Thailand...
- Researchers Call for Legalizing Rhino Horn Trade to End Poaching Sat, 2 Mar 13, 12:12amPhoto via Shutterstock Some researchers believe that creating a legal rhino horn trade is the only way to curb runaway poaching of the endangered mammal...
- More on the ‘save the polar bear’ timing Wed, 6 Feb 13, 6:30amYesterday I posted a story, based on a press release from the University of Alberta, suggesting ‘timing is everything‘. Indeed, it appears to be for action. Polarbearscience picked up the release via my story...