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Animals News tagged with illegal trade

Reporting Illegal Trade or Sale of Snow Leopard Parts
Animals  (tags: animals, AnimalWelfare, illegal trade, snow leopards, environment, habitat, protection, wildlife )

Cher
- 13 days ago - blog.snowleopard.org
Recently, we were contacted about the possilbe sale of a snow leopard fur shawl online. This prompted us to look into actions you can take if you discover similar situations. Please understand that it is very important to first confirm whether the item
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Beijing and Kathmandu Against Illegal Trade in Tigers and Rhinos
Animals  (tags: nepal, china, agreement, tigers, rhinos, illegal trade, poaching, protection )

Simone
- 37 days ago - asianews.it
Nepal and China are set to sign a trans-boundary agreement by the end of the month that includes improving cross-border traffic, enhancing information sharing and curbing cross-border trade in endangered species, including tigers and rhinos.
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ProFauna Calls for Indonesian Government Action to Fully Enforce the Wildlife Laws at Rimbo Jambi Zoo, Sumatra
Animals  (tags: animals, AnimalWelfare, environment, habitat, illegal trade, Sumatra, zoos, protection, wildanimals, wildlife )

Cher
- 108 days ago - all-creatures.org
The illegal trade of wildlife parts is more rampant than ever. ProFauna Indonesia, a wildlife protection organization, records that there have been three tigers killed in zoos in Indonesia in the past four months. It seems that there is no more 'safe
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Illegal Trade Pushes Sumatran Tiger Close to Extinction
Animals  (tags: animals, AnimalWelfare, illegal trade, tigers, endangered, environment, extinction, protection, wildlife )

Cher
- 111 days ago - radioaustralia.net.au
Conservationists say the illegal trade of animals is thriving in Southeast Asia and the gruesome killing of a Sumatran tiger at an Indonesian zoo over the weekend is just the latest example. A report released by the wildlife trade watchdog Traffic
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Stop the Trade in Bear Parts ! TAKE ACTION !
Animals  (tags: animals, bears, illegal trade, AnimalWelfare, environment, habitat, protection, suffering, wildlife )

Cher
- 117 days ago - change.org
Across North America, black bears have been found with gallbladders removed, paws chopped off, and bodies left to rot, all to satisfy a demand in Asian communities both here and abroad. A gallbladder might fetch thousands of dollars on the black market
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Malaysia Urged to Beef Up War Against Tiger Poaching
Animals  (tags: animals, tigers, Malaysia, poaching, illegal trade, AnimalWelfare, environment, habitat, protection, wildlife )

Cher
- 147 days ago - mnn.com
Government and conservation groups team up against poaching, illegal trade and habitat loss.
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Three Vietnamese Men Arrested For Trading Endangered Tigers
Animals  (tags: animals, tigers, illegal trade, arrested )

Cher
- 147 days ago - bernama.com
Three men were arrested last week on charges of trading endangered animals after police discovered a dead tiger and 11 kilos of tiger bones in the boot of a taxi in which they were traveling, reports the Vietnam news agency
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Thailand a Hub for Growing Illegal Ivory Trade
Animals  (tags: animals, ivory, illegal trade, Thailand, AnimalWelfare, killing, protection, wildlife )

Cher
- 177 days ago - wildlifeextra.com
Legal loopholes and insufficient law enforcement mean that Thailand continues to harbour the largest illegal ivory market in Asia, says a new report from the wildlife trade monitoring network TRAFFIC. The report also raises concerns that legal provisions
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Legalise Tiger Trade to Save Species, Economist Urges
Animals  (tags: animals, tigers, illegal trade, AnimalWelfare, environment, habitat, protection, wildlife, wildanimals )

Cher
- 230 days ago - nzherald.co.nz
After a "secret mission" to uncover the truth behind the illegal trade in tiger products in China, the wildlife economics expert says the only way to save the animal from extinction is to legalise the tiger trade and convince the Chinese that the big cats
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Orangutan Pet Trade Threatening the Survival of the Species in Sumatra
Animals  (tags: animals, orangutans, illegal trade, Indonesia, survival, AnimalWelfare, environment, habitat, protection, wildlife, wildanimals )

Cher
- 245 days ago - wildlifeextra.com
Lack of law enforcement against illegal trade in Indonesia threatens the survival of orangutans and gibbons on Sumatra, a new study by the wildlife trade monitoring network TRAFFIC shows.
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Trail of Illegal Wildlife Ring Leads to Kentucky
Animals  (tags: animals, coyotes, fox, illegal trade, underground, investigation, charged, AnimalWelfare, environment, habitat, protection, wildlife, wildanimals )

Cher
- 248 days ago - kentucky.com
An investigation that began in Virginia nearly two years ago uncovered what officials say was an illegal underground coyote and fox trade that spilled into at least five other states, including Kentucky.
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U.S. Regulations Make Tigers in Captivity Vulnerable to Trade
Animals  (tags: animals, tigers, gaps, vulnerable, captivity, illegal trade, AnimalWelfare, environment, habitat, protection, wildlife )

Cher
- 251 days ago - savethetigerfund.org
WWF US and TRAFFIC found that there are gaps in current U.S. policies that leave endangered species in captivity vulnerable to being used for illegal trade.
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Three Arrested for Trading of Tiger, Leopard Skin
Animals  (tags: animals, skins, illegal trade, arrested, AnimalWelfare, environment, habitat, protection, wildlife, wildanimals )

Cher
- 253 days ago - indopia.in
A joint team of Tamil Nadu forest officials and Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (WCCB) assisted by an NGO, Wildlife Trust of India (WTI), today arrested three persons for alleged trading of endangered tiger and leopard skins in Dindigul district in the
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Conservationists Fear for Madagascar's Wildlife
Animals  (tags: animals, Madagascar, illegal trade, AnimalWelfare, environment, habitat, protection, wildanimals, wildlife )

Cher
- 261 days ago - foxnews.com
The World Wide Fund for Nature, Conservation International and 11 other groups described armed men plundering lumber from national parks and smugglers taking more and more animals for sale on international markets.
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Exploiting The Tiger : Illegal Trade, Animal Cruelty and Tourists at Risk at the Tiger Temple
Animals  (tags: tigers, Thailand, Tiger Temple, animals, illegal trade, AnimalWelfare, AnimalCruelty, environment, habitat, protection, wildlife, wildanimals )

Cher
- 261 days ago - 911animalabuse.com
An investigation at Wat Pa Luangta Bua Yannasampanno Forest Monastery, Kanchanaburi, Thailand.
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