The Way Forward: 41 Countries Commit to Ending Wildlife Trafficking (via Annamiticus)
Political leaders from 41 countries pledged their support in the fight against wildlife trafficking at last week’s historic London Conference on the Illegal Wildlife Trade. The last few years have seen a dramatic increase in global wildlife trafficking…
Six years after their arrest, a once lauded Kruger National Park ranger and a state vet may finally stand trial for rhino poaching. https://www.news24.com/citypress/news/six-years-on-and-former-kruger-ranger-and-state-vet-yet-to-face-the-music-for-rhino-poaching-20220815
With the support of @USAID in June and July 2022, we conducted four tailored training courses for law enforcement agencies in #Mozambique and #SouthAfrica as part of a project supporting intelligence-led #wildlife crime investigations.
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A great article that highlights the close relationship between monkeypox and wildlife trade that goes back decades https://twitter.com/marynmck/status/1555527799796031490
Will monkeypox could find a home among wildlife in the Americas or Europe, turning it into an endemic disease as it has been in Africa? The past science is thin and the ecosystems are complex. But virologists admit they're worried. Me at @WIRED: https://www.wired.com/story/monkeypox-originated-in-animals-could-it-spill-back-into-them/
Tripura: African hornbill, more rare birds and lizards seized; one held https://www.eastmojo.com/tripura/2022/08/13/tripura-african-hornbill-more-rare-birds-and-lizards-seized-one-held/
Demand for rhino horn continues to decimate South African herds - 259 rhino poached in 1st half of 2022, of whom 133 in KwaZulu-Natal https://www.heraldlive.co.za/news/2022-08-01-demand-for-rhino-horn-continues-to-decimate-sa-herds/
