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 ...
Tag: wildlife trade
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 ...
Unethical practices in lion farming and elephant tourism are increasing disease risk
African lions and Asian elephants are in a very precarious situation. Both species have alarmingly small estimated remaining wild populations. ...
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 ...
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 ...
The ‘dangerous problem’ that was completely missing from the presidential debate
Contrary to initial expectations, the climate crisis did feature in the presidential debate on 29 September. Candidates also faced a ...
UK risking another disease outbreak through its massive trade in wild animals
A new report shows that the UK is putting itself at risk of another disease outbreak due to its vast ...
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 ...
There’s a clear way the world can help all of the rangers we’ve just been celebrating
It was World Ranger Day on 31 July. A day where we celebrated the vital work of wildlife rangers around ...
Vietnam’s new anti-pandemic measure is cause for celebration. But there’s a serious catch.
Vietnam recently announced a ban on much of the country's wildlife trade. The order, published on the government's website on ...
Don’t believe the hype. China’s latest medicines list shows its wildlife trade is alive and kicking.
China's reforms on the consumption of wildlife have been in the headlines a lot recently. In early June, news reports ...
Wuhan’s latest anti-pandemic measure is a bold move in an essential direction
The coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic started in Wuhan, China. Although China is still investigating the exact origin of the disease, it's ...
Coronavirus outbreak calls for new era in our relationship with animals
As The Canary has previously argued, the coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak has prompted profound questions about how to reorganize human society ...
The World Health Organisation’s baffling new advice on pandemic-proofing our future
Since the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic changed the face of the world as we know it, many have been hanging on ...
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