After last year’s High-Level Panel (HLP) submission process in South Africa, the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE)… Read more South Africa’s Draft Policy Position – Elephant, Lion, Leopard and Rhinoceros
Category: Ivory Trade
South Africa’s High Level Panel Report
Banner Image courtesy of Mark Boulton – Elsa Trust and Elsamere The Republic of South Africa’s Cabinet approved the High Level… Read more South Africa’s High Level Panel Report
Trafficking of Ivory in Cambodia – Operation Jeopardy
An illustration of how the illegal wildlife trade adapts and shifts – the Chinese demand for ivory is still there,… Read more Trafficking of Ivory in Cambodia – Operation Jeopardy
2017 Review
A review of the year, as we head for 2018……best wishes for a ‘Happy New Year’ to you and yours.… Read more 2017 Review
UK Auction Houses Ignoring ‘Legal’ Ivory Trading Requirements
On the 19 October 2017, the Two Million Tusks (TMT) study, “Ivory: The Grey Areas“ was released – the study… Read more UK Auction Houses Ignoring ‘Legal’ Ivory Trading Requirements
Unmanageable Animal Exploitation
An insatiable demand side knows no bounds. This is especially true when it originates from an increasingly wealthy Chinese/Vietnamese population… Read more Unmanageable Animal Exploitation
Who Will Weep for China’s Ivory Carvers?
Who will weep for China’s ivory carvers when China’s proposed wide ranging ivory trading ban comes into force in 2017?… Read more Who Will Weep for China’s Ivory Carvers?
The United Kingdom Ivory Trade
UK Government and Parliament Petition – “Shut down the domestic ivory market in the United Kingdom“ On Wednesday, 16 November 2016, Action… Read more The United Kingdom Ivory Trade
Ivory Trade in The United Kingdom
Banner Image “Elaborately Carved Tusks” Courtesy of Kate Wong UK Petition – “Shut down the domestic ivory market in the… Read more Ivory Trade in The United Kingdom
Saturday, 30 April 2016 – A Complex Day for Wildlife
Saturday, 30 April 2016 will be remembered as a complex day for wildlife: In Kenya, there was a burning of… Read more Saturday, 30 April 2016 – A Complex Day for Wildlife
International Wildlife Bond 