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157 Articles match "Wildlife"
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Scottish Judge Implies Wildlife Crime Not That Important
One of Scotland’s top sheriffs is under pressure to quit his leading role in combating wildlife crime after allegedly telling a former police officer concerned about the soft sentences given to those convicted to “get a life”. Sheriff Kevin Drummond is claimed to have told a police conference on wildlife crime last month that offences against animals were not even “on the second page” after serious crimes such as robbery and assault. Lots of jerks in the news lately. His remarks left delegates, including wildlife crime investigators, shocked and bewildered.
Critter News
- Tuesday, March 9, 2010
$10 Million Euros in Smuggled Wildlife Seized
National wildlife enforcement authorities, police, customs and specialised units from 18 countries across all five continents worked together as part of Operation Tram which ran from 1 to 28 February," Interpol said. Tags: organized crime wildlife smuggling wildlife crime wildlife traffickin From the AFP... Police seized tiger bones, anteater scales and bear gall bladders in an international operation against the use of endangered plants and animals in traditional medicine, officers said Friday.
Critter News
- Monday, March 8, 2010
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Tales of Wildlife Smuggling
Tags: wildlife smuggling alask Weird stuff found at Anchorage airport.
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Critter News
- Sunday, March 7, 2010
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Fighting Illegal Wildlife Trade Requires More Funding
Tags: wildlife crime wildlife traffickin According to this article, the current funds are not sufficient for the work involved. Not surprising.
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Critter News
- Sunday, February 21, 2010
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Wildlife Rescued in Trinidad and Tobago
Three corrupt police officers in Trinidad and Tobago robbed a couple of Venezuelan wildlife smugglers and were subsequently arrested themselves. Over 1,000 animals were rescued, including 500 bull finches and 300 picoplats, The rescued wildlife also included monkeys, parrots, macaws and other species from Venezuela. There was also over 400 lbs of "wild meat" (I don't want to know what that could be!)
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Critter News
- Saturday, May 16, 2009
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Smithsonian Magazine Spotlights Wildlife Trafficking
HUGE article in the Smithsonian Magazine about wildlife trafficking out of Ecuador.
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Critter News
- Friday, November 27, 2009
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Another Wildlife Trafficking Ring Busted
Tags: wildlife smuggling wildlife crime otters India organizations poaching tiger In India this time. They seized tiger skins, tiger bones and otter skins. Where could those tiger bones be going but to Asian countries to make tiger bone wine?
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Critter News
- Saturday, November 7, 2009
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Malaysia is One of the Centers of Wildlife Trafficking
Malaysia is a transit hub, a supply source, and a consumer hub for endangered wildlife. Tags: wildlife crime wildlife trafficking malaysia endangered specie A deadly combination.
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Critter News
- Thursday, August 13, 2009
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Situation Critical for Zimbabwe Wildlife
Out-of-control poaching is apparently wiping out all sort of wildlife, including hippos.
...Tags: Tags: bush meat poaching zimbabwe wildlif War and chaos is bad for everyone, human and non-human. In Zimbabwe, activists claim impoverished Zimbabweans are killing elephants and eating them.
Critter News
- Saturday, August 16, 2008
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$10 Million Euros in Smuggled Wildlife Seized
National wildlife enforcement authorities, police, customs and specialised units from 18 countries across all five continents worked together as part of Operation Tram which ran from 1 to 28 February," Interpol said. Tags: organized crime wildlife smuggling wildlife crime wildlife traffickin From the AFP... Police seized tiger bones, anteater scales and bear gall bladders in an international operation against the use of endangered plants and animals in traditional medicine, officers said Friday.
Critter News
- Monday, March 8, 2010
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India's Wildlife Crime Unit Makes First Arrests
It sure looks like India is taking wildlife crime investigation seriously. In its first ever independent operation since its inception last year, the Wildlife Crime Control Bureau has unearthed an illegal pet trade racket arresting one and seizing four live Indian Tent turtles from Mahipalpur area here... Tags: wildlife crime forensics India wildlife traffickin The entire operation, including arrest and seizure, was executed by the WCCB officials on Tuesday. The operation was conducted without taking help from any other agency.
Critter News
- Sunday, November 9, 2008
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Wildlife Crime Unit Established in UK
Interesting article about the National Wildlife Crime Unit (NWCU) in the UK. The NWCU was established almost two years ago in North Berwick to co-ordinate a UK-wide crackdown on an international black market worth up to £6 billion a year. Consequences of wildlife crime are far reaching, with the profits from the illegal trade of plants and animals used to fund other criminal activities such as drug smuggling and people trafficking. Its eight officers cover the whole of the UK. Since the establishment of the NWCU, specialist officers and prosecutors have started to make a real
Critter News
- Tuesday, September 16, 2008
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