Smithsonian Magazine Spotlights Wildlife Trafficking
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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.
Trafficking Should be Crime Story, Not Wildlife Story
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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. You will see no names beyond the lowest level traffickers.
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Texas Father & Son Sentenced for Wildlife Trafficking
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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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Malaysia is One of the Centers of Wildlife Trafficking
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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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Singapore a Transit Hub for Trafficking
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APRIL 1, 2010
Seems like every other month I post an article about some SE Asian country being a " hub" for wildlife trafficking (eg. Tags: singapore wildlife crime wildlife trafficking asia. Vietnam, Malaysia.) How many more are there?
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100 Thai Government Deals with Victims of Wildlife Trafficking
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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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Bush Meat, Trafficking Decimate Vietnam
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MARCH 22, 2010
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. From Vietnam News.
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Man Convicted of Illegally Trafficking Live Deer
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APRIL 13, 2010
The deer still got screwed because they ended up at the hunting preserve, but any kind of sentence for wildlife trafficking must be enforced. Tags: wildlife crime wildlife trafficking ohio south carolina Lacey Act deer. I hope he serves the whole term.
Washington Man Sentenced for Gall Bladder Trafficking
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DECEMBER 25, 2009
The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife says Wednesday that William A. Page, a meat cutter from Curlew, was sentenced to a year jail in Ferry County Superior Court after being convicted on six counts of unlawful trafficking in wildlife. Tags: wildlife trafficking State of Washington bears.
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Another Wildlife Trafficking Ring Busted
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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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Zambian Police Officers Caught in Ivory Trafficking
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MARCH 2, 2009
ZAMBIA Wildlife Authority (Zawa) yesterday arrested four people, including two police officers, in Kafue for trafficking in ivory and rhino horns worth more than K1 billion. Tags: wildlife crime ivory africa zambia trafficking elephants. 36 elephants? 36 elephants? That's a huge slaughter in my opinion.
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Pangolins Saved from "Harvesting" by Trafficker
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AUGUST 30, 2009
In its biggest seizures of pangolins this year, Malaysia’s Wildlife and National Parks Department confiscated 98 animals from a house in Alor Setar in the northern state of Kedah. Tags: wildlife crime Traditional Chinese Medicine trafficking china malaysia. From Red Orbit. pounds of pangolin scales. "We
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Psychiatrist Arrested for Trafficking in Gall Bladders
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JANUARY 15, 2010
Tags: wildlife trafficking gall bladders bears. Tohru Shigemura made repeated trips to Washington to hunt bear, taking animals out of season and on tribal lands. Shigemura, prosecutors claim, also amassed a collection of 11 firearms without the appropriate permits.
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Fighting Illegal Wildlife Trade Requires More Funding
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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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Largest Ever Trafficking Bust in Africa
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NOVEMBER 22, 2008
An operation across five Africa countries over weekend, targeting wildlife crime has led to arrest of almost 60 people and seizure of one ton of illegal elephant ivory, Interpol has reported. Tags: wildlife crime ivory wildlife trafficking africa elephants. Just five days ago.
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100 Baby Tiger Victim of Wildlife Trade
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JULY 26, 2009
It was reported that two men were arrested for attempting to transport the baby tiger carcass - along with the bones of at least two tigers - and that the “case showed the possibility of larger-scale tiger trafficking in the country.” The baby tiger was between four and five months old.
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Wildlife Rescued in Trinidad and Tobago
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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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100 $10 Million Euros in Smuggled Wildlife Seized
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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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US Fish and Wildlife Offers Ivory Identification Guide
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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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Central London Shop Raided for Illegal Wildlife Products
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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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India's Wildlife Crime Unit Makes First Arrests
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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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Man Arrested with Frozen Tigers and Panther in House
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JUNE 25, 2010
The guy was clearly trafficking in illegal parts as there were about 50 kg of bones belonging to other tigers. Tags: wildlife smuggling vietnam wildlife trafficking tigers panthers. This happened in Vietnam.
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100 Wildlife Crime Unit Established in UK
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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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100 Kamptee, India A Source of Illegal Wildlife Trade
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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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100 TRAFFIC Says Malaysian Raid Proves Organized Crime Link
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JULY 19, 2010
A police raid that uncovered 42 stolen vehicles and a mini-zoo of exotic animals in Taman Wahyu here yesterday is proof that wildlife trafficking is linked to organised crime, said wildlife trade monitoring group TRAFFIC. Tags: organized crime wildlife trafficking malaysia.
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100 US a Hub for Eatin' Them Endangered Species
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FEBRUARY 18, 2010
"The United States is one of the world's largest, if not the largest, consuming nations for wildlife products. This includes wildlife used for food, whether for cultural reasons or luxury markets," says Leigh Henry, a senior policy officer for the World Wildlife Fund and the international wildlife-trade monitoring network TRAFFIC.
Marmoset Smuggler Escapes in India
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NOVEMBER 29, 2009
Sher Singh, one of the kingpins of the countrywide wildlife trafficking racket involved in stealing eight common marmosets from Alipore Zoo on August 9, walked off a train in the wee hours of Friday. Sure doesn't sound like these guys take wildlife trafficking very seriously. Unfortunate. From the Times of India.
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Customs Officials Meet to Discuss China/Russia Smuggling
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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.
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Internet Exploits Cameroon's Primates
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AUGUST 25, 2009
Illegal wildlife traffickers provide fake credentials to establish that primates are being legitimately offered for sale. Tags: wildlife crime wildlife trafficking africa primates endangered species cameroon. And let's not even talk about all the internet sales of trophies and animal parts.
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100 Smugglers Go to Extremes with Argentinian Parrots
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AUGUST 15, 2009
Tags: wildlife smuggling wildlife crime wildlife trafficking latin america. They are dying them to look like Amazonian species which are more valuable on the black market.
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100 Young Lowland Gorillas Released into Nature Reserve
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APRIL 30, 2010
(Sounds like these guys were orphaned as a result of bushmeat and illegal trafficking activities.) Tags: wildlife trafficking united nations bush meat congo gorillas. Frankly, with the rate these poor animals are being decimated, I wonder sometimes if they SHOULD be released back into the wild.
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Sad Orangutan Trade
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JUNE 24, 2010
Tags: wildlife smuggling wildlife trafficking orangutans. Very, very sad picture of baby orangutan.
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Huge Ivory Seizure in Africa
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DECEMBER 3, 2009
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. Tags: ivory wildlife trafficking africa elephants.
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100 Tourist Tries to Smuggle 44 Lizards in Underwear
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DECEMBER 9, 2009
Tags: wildlife smuggling wildlife trafficking reptiles Stupid new zealand lizards. You can't make these things up.
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Cherokee Man Imprisoned for Selling Gall Bladders
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JANUARY 18, 2010
Tags: wildlife trafficking gall bladders bears. This culprit is a member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians and is serving only 6 months for illegally selling 51 bear gall bladders.
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100 Asian Demand for Ivory Pushing Elephants to Extinction
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MAY 18, 2010
Tags: ivory wildlife trafficking extinction poaching elephants endangered species. Very upsetting article.
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100 Baby Gorilla Rescued from Smugglers
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MAY 4, 2009
She is thought to be about two years old, was hidden at the bottom of a bag and covered with clothes when Congolese Wildlife Authority officers arrested the suspected trafficker at Goma airport. Tags: wildlife crime smuggling trafficking congo gorillas endangered species. Here is an article about it.
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Pet Trade Taking Toll on Southeast Asia
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FEBRUARY 25, 2010
Tags: wildlife smuggling wildlife trafficking asia pet trade. Just depressing.
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100 Good News and Bad News for Orangutans
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APRIL 24, 2009
Tags: wildlife crime exotic pets wildlife trafficking animal cruelty orangutans pet trade endangered species. The good news is that a new population of about 2,000 individuals was discovered in Borneo. The bad news is that the pet trade is decimating the population on Sumatra.
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100 Ivory Bigger than Drugs in Africa
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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. There is no magic, no power, NOTHING to it. It's just so frustrating! From the AFP.
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100 Man Caught Smuggling 200 Birds
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SEPTEMBER 30, 2008
Tags: wildlife crime wildlife trafficking. A man was arrested at the airport in Sao Paulo, Brazil after 200 canaries were found in his suitcase. Sixty of them were dead from suffocation and thirst. How horrible.
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100 Yikes! Two TONS of Snakes & Tortoises Seized
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DECEMBER 7, 2009
Tags: wildlife smuggling cambodia wildlife trafficking reptiles tortoises snakes. They found 3,640 pounds (1,655 kilograms) of snakes, mostly pythons, and 263 tortoises that weighed a combined 697 pounds (317 kilograms), said Col. Chan Savouen, deputy police chief of Kandal province.
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100 Sobering Tiger Statistics
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NOVEMBER 15, 2010
Parts of at least 1,069 Tigers have been seized in Tiger range countries over the past decade, according to new analysis of Tiger seizures carried out by TRAFFIC, the wildlife trade monitoring network. Tags: India wildlife trafficking poaching tigers china endangered species.
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DNA Bar Codes Could Help Identify Illegal Bush Meat
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SEPTEMBER 12, 2009
Tags: wildlife crime wildlife trafficking endangered species. According to a paper published in the September 1 online edition of the journal Conservation Genetics, DNA bar codes can be used to quickly and clearly distinguish the source species of meat or leather goods for many rare and threatened species.
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