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TRAFFIC Says Malaysian Raid Proves Organized Crime Link

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Tags: organized crime wildlife trafficking malaysia. Police said the vehicles were stolen from impound yards and were worth nearly RM1 million while at least two Birds of Paradise found in the warehouse in Taman Wahyu were said to be worth RM1 million each on the black market.

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An Animal Rights-Protection-Abolitionist Organization

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The Coalition to Ban Horse-Drawn Carriages calls itself "an animal rights-protection-abolitionist organization," which I find interesting. The well being of the horses should be the ideal of every organization whose mandate is to put animal protection ideals first - especially when they ask for donations based on that mandate.

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Zambia Calls for Tougher Wildlife Crime Enforcement

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This because it is being run by organized crime networks with professional and ruthless criminals. Tags: organized crime wildlife crime ivory africa zambia rhino elephants. Wildlife crime such as poaching and live animal smuggling is becoming increasingly sophisticated. It's not just some guy with a gun and snare.

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UN Refuses to Re-open Ivory Trade

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Tags: organized crime ivory united nations poaching elephants. Zambia and Tanzania proposed re-opening the trade, but the UN said no.

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Sharp Increase in Rhino Poaching

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Organized crime is also heavily involved in trafficking of rhino products and other endangered species'. Tags: organized crime wildlife crime Traditional Chinese Medicine poaching rhino endangered species. It's the highest rate in 15 years, with an increasing market in Asian traditional medicines.

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Another Wildlife Trafficking Ring Busted

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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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Profile of "Pro-Test"

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Here's a scathing overview in Primate Freedom of the new organization "Pro-Test," an organization of animal researchers who want to advocate for their work. Tags: animal research medical ethics medical research. Long and impressive expose.

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