WSB: China’s new wildlife shows imperfect progress
Despite some shortcomings, China’s recent Wildlife Protection Law provides a step in the right direction toward protecting species commonly poached for wildlife ...
wildlife trafficking
Pennsylvania turtle trafficker gets 6-month sentence
A Pennsylvania man has received a six-month prison sentence for illegally trafficking diamondback terrapin turtles (Malaclemys terrapin). David Sommers, a ...
JWM: Returning captive yellow cardinals to the wild
Twenty-six yellow cardinals in Argentina had come a long way on their path to liberation. Most of the endangered birds were confiscated from poachers or pet owners ...
Researchers reveal higher historic tortoiseshell trade numbers
Historic trade of critically endangered hawksbill sea turtles (Eretmochelys imbricata) may have caused declines nearly six times greater than previously thought, ...
Putting a price on wildlife helps locals conserve them
In the last decade, an innovative community-based ecotourism strategy has attracted attention in Laos for saving wildlife and supplementing local people’s ...
Who’s smuggling what where? It’s complicated, research finds
From elephant ivory to caiman skin and caged parrots, the international wildlife trade traffics thousands of tropical products around the world and puts all kinds ...
Giant rats sniff out illegal pangolin trade
African giant pouched rats (Cricetomys gambianus) have an excellent sense of smell and have previously been used to sniff out landmines and tuberculosis. Now, with ...
DNA Reveals Major Ivory Poaching Hotspots
While most anti-poaching efforts for elephants have focused on curbing demand of illegal ivory products, a recent study went straight to the source — poaching ...
New Exhibit Highlights Poaching’s Toll on Wildlife
Consider this: Last year, more than 1,200 rhinoceroses were slaughtered for their horns; in 2013, 20,000 elephants were killed for their tusks and ivory; and in the ...