Mexico sanctioned over failure to protect world’s most endangered marine mammal
The international wildlife trade body sanctioned Mexico on 27 March. The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild ...
Tag: CITES
As CITES turns 50, a report on the ‘extinction business’ shows urgent need for change
It's World Wildlife Day on 3 March. This year, the event coincides with the 50th anniversary of the global wildlife ...
EU under pressure to act over extinction risk from its massive frogs’ legs trade
Europeans' appetite for frogs' legs is driving an unsustainable and risky trade in amphibians, according to a recent paper. The ...
Wildlife trade body needs to step up protection of endangered primate
The global wildlife trade body must reevaluate the protections it provides to long-tailed macaques, according to wildlife- and primate-focused nonprofits. ...
Wildlife conference decisions give two songbirds a fighting chance to keep singing
Two species of songbird secured new trade-related protections at the World Wildlife Conference on 21 November. Thanks to the decisions, ...
Landmark decision at wildlife conference provides hope for imperiled sharks
In a momentous move at the World Wildlife Conference, participant countries decided to provide trade-related protections to not one but ...
EU risks stalling progress on wildlife protections at global conference
The World Wildlife Conference began on 14 November. In it, nations will make decisions that determine the fate of numerous ...
Vast illegal trade in turtle species is happening, despite global protections
The trade in Southeast Asian box turtles from Indonesia is happening at a scale much higher than annual quotas allow, ...
Wildlife trade is snuffing out species at a shocking rate, expert warns
Alligators wrapped in plastic and stuffed into suitcases. Songbirds trapped in glue and then wedged into bamboo tubes. These are just ...
Legal ivory trade benefits smugglers while endangering elephants, new report finds
An international ban on the trade in elephant ivory has been in place for decades. Nonetheless, the majestic giants continue to face ...
African groups lead charge against Zimbabwe’s push to revive ivory trade
Zimbabwe will host an Elephant Summit between 23 and 26 May, after recently courting European politicians to elicit their support ...
Wildlife trade body branded ‘toothless paper tiger’ amid ongoing elephant-related scandals
Elephants are going to be the talk of France in the coming days. The international wildlife trading body has a ...
Namibia’s case for its controversial elephant sale grows weaker by the day
The Namibian government's case for a controversial sale of wild elephants to destinations abroad is weakening by the day. Following ...
Wildlife trade body accused of rubber-stamping scandalous sale of at risk elephants
The global wildlife trading body has released a statement regarding Namibia's scandalous firesale of endangered elephants. Experts and NGOs have ...
Investigation derails Namibia’s key argument for sale of endangered elephants
Update: This article was updated on 18 August to add in further comments regarding Namibia's elephant population statistics. Namibia confirmed ...
Captive lions aren’t the only winner in South Africa’s momentous ‘new deal’ for wildlife
The South African government made a momentous move on 2 May. It released and endorsed a report that, as Don ...
Evidence points to huge sums of unaccounted for cash in Zimbabwe’s cruel elephant sales
Update: This article was updated at 13.40 on 29 March to include post-publication comments provided by ZimParks. The controversial sale ...
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