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OCTOBER 2, 2009
In July, Kenyan authorities intercepted 16 elephant tusks and two rhinoceros horns being illegally exported to Laos from Mozambique. Tags: wildlife crime ivory africa Kenya china asia elephants traf. Some wildlife experts have attributed the increase in elephant poaching to the presence of Chinese workers in Africa.
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JANUARY 26, 2010
Please note that the illegal bile farm was Taiwanese-owned. Thank Animals Asia for the rescue. Tags: taiwan Traditional Chinese Medicine bear bile china asia. Moon bears are rare, which makes this all the sadder. Again, the China connection. I can't read such stuff without being sickened by my species.
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Critter News
JULY 7, 2009
Trafficking in ivory and game meat has become one of the most lucrative illegal trades in Africa due to rising demand in Asia, experts said on Friday. "In Tags: wildlife crime ivory africa trafficking asia elephants.
Critter News
JULY 13, 2009
Profit from illegal trade can be up to 10 times the cost, with restaurant operators offering the exotic dishes usually aware of the violation but lured by the gains, Xu {Hongfa, director of the World Wildlife Fund's (WWF) TRAFFIC East Asia China Program} said.
Critter News
AUGUST 25, 2008
State wildlife officials are investigating a possible poaching case in which someone removed the gallbladder of a black bear -- which can sell for thousands of dollars in Asia -- after the animal was struck and killed this week by a car in the Lake Tahoe area. Tags: bear poaching asia. Beware the disturbing photo.
10,000 Birds
JANUARY 9, 2023
The Bar-backed Partridge is a species of partridge found in southwestern China and Southeast Asia. The Bar-backed Partridge was also one of four focal species in an investigation into illegal bird hunting in Southwestern China. At least not to the extent of wearing name tags.
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