Why the global wildlife trading system is an absolute sham
The essential and gorgeously diverse array of life on Earth is disappearing fast. That’s a tragedy of Shakespearian proportions*, as ...
Tag: CITES
Explosive study shows the wildlife trade plays a major role in the rapid loss of the world’s species
The biodiversity crisis, aka the rapid disappearance of essential diverse life on earth, is - alongside the climate crisis - ...
Two legal challenges expose grave flaws at the heart of global wildlife trading system
The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) is one of the most important ...
Global wildlife trading body under fire over highly questionable Asian elephant exports
2020 was a bumpy year for the wildlife trade and the UN body that is meant to oversee the buying ...
Revealed: the staggering number of animals killed every day by trophy hunters
The Campaign to Ban Trophy Hunting (CBTH) founder Eduardo Gonçalves recently released a new book. Titled Trophy Leaks: Top Hunters ...
Wildlife watchdog put to shame after experts say baby elephants sold to ‘perfect’ China zoo violated rules
Zimbabwe sold 32 baby elephants to China in October 2019, after tearing them away from their wild families in 2018, ...
Big cat banquets and ‘deboned’ live tigers: a new film exposes the gruesome scale of the tiger trade
Content warning: The following article contains images and descriptions of animal abuse that readers might find distressing. Tigers are in ...
Wildlife watchdog told to take action after report finds Zimbabwe’s baby elephants sale violated rules
Zimbabwe loaded 32 baby elephants onto a China-bound plane in October 2019. It had sold off the young animals, who ...
Conservationist explains why UK should reject the industry ‘capitalising on the death of the last of our natural heritage’
CORRECTION: Two responses from Ross Harvey were updated at 9.30am on 19 February. Trophy hunting is a hot topic in ...
Celebrities call on the UK to make one of its final acts as an EU member a good one
46 countries have given people a reason to be proud of the global community. They voted to end the cruel ...
A decision the UK and others make at a global wildlife meeting could transform the world as we know it
A global meeting with huge ramifications is about to take place in Geneva. The UK, along with numerous other countries, ...
The global trade in lion body parts is dealt a major blow in South Africa’s high court
South Africa's high court has dealt a serious blow to the horrendous trade in lion body parts. Just days before ...
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