Critter News
MARCH 22, 2010
But the problem is the high demand for these products. 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.
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AUGUST 14, 2009
Detectives seized 200 products believed to be made from endangered animals including musk deer, leopards and tigers. The regulations closed a legal loophole which enabled traders to pretend animal products came from countries with lower levels of protection. Not surprisingly, they raided a shop selling Chinese traditional medicines.
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Critter News
FEBRUARY 18, 2010
"The United States is one of the world's largest, if not the largest, consuming nations for wildlife products. Since the demand continues, so does the trafficking.". Tags: wildlife trafficking us endangered species.
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NOVEMBER 28, 2010
From TRAFFIC, Customs officers from Russia and China met last week to strengthen international co-operation in tackling cross-border smuggling of Tigers and other wildlife products. Tags: wildlife smuggling wildlife trafficking tigers china russia.
Critter News
JANUARY 4, 2010
In what could be seen as a new year’s gift for the Indian tiger, China’s State Forestry Administration has issued a directive calling for the protection of tigers, especially the need to step up action against illegal trade in tiger parts and products. Tags: India wildlife trafficking poaching tigers china. I'm too, too cynical.
Critter News
MARCH 8, 2010
Illegal animal and plant products with a retail value of 10 million euros (13.6 Tags: organized crime wildlife smuggling wildlife crime wildlife trafficking. million dollars) were seized in a month-long drive carried out by forces around the world, the global law enforcement agency Interpol said.
Critter News
SEPTEMBER 12, 2009
One of the major challenges in combating the bushmeat trade is identifying the source species for the meat and products. Tags: wildlife crime wildlife trafficking endangered species. This is an interesting piece from the Scientific American blog. Once an animal has been carved up, meat looks like meat and leather looks like leather.
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