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In Vietnam, Conservationists, Prince Willian, Urge End to Illicit Wildlife Trade

     Thirteen organisations seeking to end illegal trade in wildlife species have  urged authorities in Vietnam to deliver on its commitments to...

2016 Likely to be Warmest Year on Record – UN Weather Agency

2016 Likely to be Warmest Year on Record - UN Weather Agency   It is very likely that 2016 will be the hottest...

Study Warns of Alarming Animal Species Decline, Urges Conservation Action

Overall global vertebrate populations will decline by an average of 67 per cent from 1970 levels by the end of this decade, unless urgent...

Some 15 per cent of World’s Land Protected, but Crucial Biodiversity Zones Left Out...

With 14.7 per cent of the Earth’s land and 12 per cent of its territorial waters under protection, the world is on track to...

Final results from Great Elephant Census shows massive loss of African savannah elephants

Results of the two-year, $8 million Great Elephant Census (GEC) of African savannah elephants led by Elephants Without Borders (EWB) were released today at...

Scorched Earth in Chyulu Hills National Park

Fires have been raging in the Chyulu National Park over the past one month, a Swara team that visited the area this week found....

France bans ivory trade

The French Environment Minister Ségolène Royal signed a decree banning the trade in ivory and rhino horn in France and all overseas French territories....

Suspense and Adventure Novelist writes a novel on illegal wildlife poaching

Ridley Pearson, a St. Louis-based author has written over 50 suspense and adventure novels but his latest, “White Bone,” is tackling an issue that...

Conservationists now blame the EU for failing to support an international drive to save...

With 100 elephants dying every day to keep illegal supplies of so-called “white gold” flowing to the Far East, time is running out for...

Diplomats using immunity to engage in illegal wildlife trafficking

A recent investigative publication has revealed that accredited diplomats from Far East countries such as North Korea are continually getting involved in the trafficking...

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