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- ChimpFace could help fight the illegal trade in chimpanzees Tue, 29 Jan 19, 4:30amThere is now a new tool that can be used to fight the illegal trade in chimpanzees. The same facial recognition software that social media sites use is now being adapted to recognize trafficked animals, and this algorithm...
- Endangered shark fins discovered on a Singapore Airlines flight to Hong Kong Sat, 2 Jun 18, 3:00amHong Kong is the biggest trading hub for shark fins in the world. Although they've taken steps to halt illegal trading, conservation group Sea Shepherd recently uncovered a shipment with fins from endangered sharks that arrived...
- World’s rarest cetacean could be extinct by 2018 due to illegal gillnetting Wed, 17 Dec 14, 2:00amThe vaquita is the rarest, smallest and most endangered cetacean in the world. It's estimated that fewer than 100 of the small porpoises remain in their wild habitat in Mexico's northern Gulf of California. To make matters...
- 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...