Yes, China is a CITES contracting party. But is China playing the game with a straight bat? Is China doing what it should be doing under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora? CITES … Continue reading →
Introduction The second part of this page (after the long introduction) was written about 12-13 years ago. I need to warn people about that. Details can change over this sort of timeframe. It does not mean that they have changed … Continue reading →
NEWS AND COMMENT: For me, this is a story of multiple misdeeds as I have described it. During Trump’s tenure of the presidency of the United States he visited Saudi Arabia and was given expensive gifts. The gifts were presented … Continue reading →
NEWS AND VIEWS (COMMENTS): Tran Kieu Trang, 30, a Vietnamese smuggler, attempted to smuggle 127 lion claws and 36 lion teeth through Mozambique’s international airport together with, incidentally, 4.3 kg of rhino horn. She tried to confuse Sasa, a six … Continue reading →
He is originally from Iran, now an American businessman. He’s Hossein Soudy Golabchi. His nickname is ‘Soudy’. He is a self-declared obsessive trophy hunter. His specialty is killing wild sheep and goats of various species. The Beijing Museum of Natural … Continue reading →
The Guardian newspaper has published a lengthy and very admirable report about how senior Laos officials, going all the way up to the Prime Minister’s office, worked with businesses involved in the mass importation and exportation of the body parts … Continue reading →
Merriam-Webster defines “Sanctuary” as, “A place where someone or something is protected or given shelter: the protection that is provided by a safe place.” However, according to NBC News, Tiger Temple, a supposed sanctuary located west of Bangkok, Thailand is … Continue reading →
Where to start? This is a difficult subject because data is difficult to find. Particularly current figures. It would be nice to know if the trade is growing. It should not be. The date of this post is 11th July … Continue reading →
There is petition going around at the moment – 21st June 2012. It requests that Thailand’s Environmental Minister tries harder to stop the illegal export of endangered animals and animal parts from Thailand. The trade from Thailand is just one … Continue reading →
