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NOVEMBER 7, 2009

Tags: wildlife smuggling wildlife crime otters India organizations poaching tigers. 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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NOVEMBER 27, 2009

HUGE article in the Smithsonian Magazine about wildlife trafficking out of Ecuador. Tags: wildlife trafficking ecuador latin america.

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FEBRUARY 21, 2010

Tags: wildlife crime wildlife trafficking. According to this article, the current funds are not sufficient for the work involved. Not surprising.

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MARCH 8, 2010

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 trafficking.

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JANUARY 28, 2010

Wildlife crime such as poaching and live animal smuggling is becoming increasingly sophisticated. The worst areas of wildlife crime appear to be in rhino and elephant poaching. Tags: organized crime wildlife crime ivory africa zambia rhino elephants. It's not just some guy with a gun and snare.

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MAY 16, 2009

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.

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JUNE 8, 2010

Here's an article in the Times Union about the wildlife trade in Baghdad. Tags: exotic pets exotic animals baghdad. It's unregulated and there are many exotic pets being sold, like primates and lions.

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FEBRUARY 12, 2010

Tags: wildlife trafficking Arkansas Texas deer. They were illegally bringing in deer from Arkansas. Texas restricts deer importing.) Plus a little matter with stolen property.

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JULY 26, 2009

Tags: wildlife crime vietnam wildlife trafficking Traditional Chinese Medicine tigers endangered species. The baby tiger was between four and five months old.

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AUGUST 13, 2009

Malaysia is a transit hub, a supply source, and a consumer hub for endangered wildlife. Tags: wildlife crime wildlife trafficking malaysia endangered species. A deadly combination.

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JANUARY 4, 2010

He says inflated wildlife smuggling numbers are hurting the fight against the crime. In other words, puffing wildlife smuggling to sell stories hurts efforts to fight crime. Recall any wildlife smuggling story you've ever read or watched in the past 20 years. Weak reporting kills wildlife. He makes a lot of sense.

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MARCH 7, 2010

Tags: wildlife smuggling alaska. Weird stuff found at Anchorage airport.

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AUGUST 16, 2008

Out-of-control poaching is apparently wiping out all sort of wildlife, including hippos. Tags: bush meat poaching zimbabwe wildlife. In Zimbabwe, activists claim impoverished Zimbabweans are killing elephants and eating them.

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NOVEMBER 3, 2009

The Brits are known for their animal rights activism, but there's been a rise in wildlife crime against all animals. Tags: wildlife crime UK animal cruelty. Apparently they are seen as nuisances. Badgers are being caught for dog-baiting. Bats are being targeted. A bird species is near extinction.

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MARCH 22, 2011

By Corey • March 22, 2011 • No comments yet Tweet Share Though it is certainly bad news that the U.S. Fish & Wildlife comes in response to a lawsuit brought by the Center for Biological Diversity. Fish & Wildlife comes in response to a lawsuit brought by the Center for Biological Diversity.

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AUGUST 14, 2009

Tags: wildlife crime UK wildlife trafficking Traditional Chinese Medicine tigers endangered species. The raid took place on the day an amendment to the law controlling illegal trade in endangered species came into effect.

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NOVEMBER 11, 2008

Thieves have stolen two monkeys from an enclosure at a wildlife park, police said today. The female squirrel monkeys were snatched after raiders broke into the Cotswold Wildlife Park, near Burford, Oxfordshire, last night. Tags: wildlife crime monkeys. I can't imagine the trauma the older monkey is going through.

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2008

Interesting article about the National Wildlife Crime Unit (NWCU) in the UK. 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. Tags: wildlife crime UK.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2008

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.

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DECEMBER 3, 2009

From the Environment News Service. More than two tons of illegal ivory have been seized and more than 100 people have been arrested in the largest international operation targeting wildlife crime across Eastern Africa, the Kenya Wildlife Service and INTERPOL announced today.

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AUGUST 27, 2008

Wildlife Crime Watch" is a new program implemented by the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries. Emphasis will be placed on wildlife and environmental issues but traditional crime prevention will also be addressed. Tags: wildlife crime poaching hunting us. Sounds intriguing.

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DECEMBER 30, 2008

US Fish and Wildlife has a guide for identification. Tags: wildlife crime ivory wildlife trafficking trafficking elephants. Wonder if something is made from illegal ivory? From the web page. This is a web version of the Identification Guide for Ivory and Ivory Substitutes by Edgard O.

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AUGUST 31, 2008

Tags: forensics us fish and wildlife. We examine, identify, and compare evidence using a wide range of scientific procedures and instruments, in the attempt to link suspect, victim and crime scene with physical evidence. VP Palin won't like this!

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OCTOBER 19, 2009

Tags: wildlife crime UK books endangered species. Here's another book I'll need to add to my list.

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2009

Tags: wildlife trafficking thailand. Sad, but at least the government is trying to help these animals.

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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.

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AUGUST 18, 2008

Tags: us fish and wildlife endangered species. OK, so if you have a comment about the changes to the Endangered Species Act , you can ONLY snail mail or hand deliver your letter. No email or faxes. You only have 30 days to comment. And there will be no public hearing. That's just BS.

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AUGUST 22, 2008

Kamthi (previously spelled Kamptee) is a city and a municipal council in Nagpur district in the Indian state of Maharashtra The seizure of 12 deer antlers (6 pairs) from a car at Kamptee octroi post by city police late Tuesday night proves that Nagpur continues to be major centre for of illegal trade in wildlife parts.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2009

of Wildlife Services , which is involved in mainly predator control programs (coyotes are a big target). In 2008, the Environmental Protection Agency charged Wildlife Services for its illegal placement of a sodium cyanide M-44 (a highly lethal booby trap) on public land, which harmed a U.S. Ranchers oppose the move.

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JUNE 3, 2010

A CBS News crew was threatened with arrest when it tried to photograph the spill, and a BP representative in Louisiana told a Mother Jones reporter that she couldn’t visit the Elmer’s Island Wildlife Refuge without a BP escort. That is the issue raised by this blog post. TP has the story in this repost.

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MARCH 3, 2011

and Colombia respectively, have secured thirteen new conservation easements in Colombia with private landowners that will protect important habitat for the Cerulean Warbler – North America’s fastest declining neotropical migrant songbird. Though it is certainly bad news that the U.S. The proposal from U.S.

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MARCH 7, 2011

If You Think Squirrels Raiding Your Feeders Are Bad News… Monk Parakeet Battle Continues in West Haven, CT The New Google Analytics Looks Good! About the Author Corey Corey is a New Yorker who has lived most of his life upstate but has spent the last three years in Queens. Though it is certainly bad news that the U.S.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2008

Tags: wildlife crime India poaching lion. To confirm the line of investigation, in a yet another unprecedented move, a narco-analysis test was conducted on one of the accused, a woman. It confirmed the initial findings.

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MARCH 22, 2010

From Vietnam News. Dr Scott Roberton, head of Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), said that hunting wild animals for meat and trafficking had been happening in many countries, especially developing ones. Tags: vietnam exotic meats wildlife trafficking bush meat endangered species. Sounds just awful.

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MARCH 10, 2011

home about advertise archives birds conservation contact galleries links reviews subscribe Browse: Home / Asides / Last Chance to Enter Last Chance to Enter By Corey • March 10, 2011 • No comments yet Tweet Share You only have until midnight tonight to enter the Wildlife Conservation Society Birds of Brazil giveaway.

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AUGUST 18, 2008

Fish and Wildlife Service, wildlife officials from Environment Canada and the U.S. Tania Siyam originally operated art import and export businesses in Montreal, Canada, and Cameroon that were fronts for smuggling products from endangered and protected wildlife species, including raw elephant ivory.

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