In last year’s review, it was hoped that in 2021 we could start to return to some kind of ‘normality’… Read more 2021 Review
Tag: Ivory Trade
South Africa’s Draft Policy Position – Elephant, Lion, Leopard and Rhinoceros
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
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
Pouring cold water on ‘sustainable use’
Banner Image: African Elephant – Gary Stolz Opinion piece by Chris Mercer – Campaign Against Canned Hunting This blog criticises… Read more Pouring cold water on ‘sustainable use’
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?
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
The ‘Theatre’ of Wildlife Decimation
In the war-like ‘theatre’ of organised wildlife crime, versus the authorities and anti-poaching units, where is the current ‘balance’ in… Read more The ‘Theatre’ of Wildlife Decimation