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Shark fins for sale in Hong Kong. Image provided by Demian Chapman.

Mercury with that? Shark fins served with illegal doses of heavy metals

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 19 Jun 2020

Indonesia drops panned plan to scrap legality license for wood exports

Hans Nicholas Jong 27 May 2020

It’s time to implement solutions that make the bushmeat trade unnecessary (commentary)

Cate Twining-Ward, Colin A. Chapman 18 May 2020

Chinese boat that dumped Indonesian crews at sea was also shark-finning: Reports

Basten Gokkon 13 May 2020

Authorities seize record 26 tons of illegal shark fins in Hong Kong

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 7 May 2020

DNA detective work reveals where in the ocean shark fins came from

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 7 May 2020

Plans to prevent future pandemics must consider gender issues, too (commentary)

Tyler Nuckols 6 May 2020

Malaysian authorities seize record 6 tons of African pangolin scales

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 7 Apr 2020

Indonesia risks timber trade with EU after scrapping license rules

Hans Nicholas Jong 30 Mar 2020

Indonesia ends timber legality rule, stoking fears of illegal logging boom

Hans Nicholas Jong 26 Mar 2020

Chinese government reportedly recommending bear bile injections to treat coronavirus

Mongabay.com 23 Mar 2020

Peru uncovers organized crime network laundering illegally mined gold

Yvette Sierra Praeli 23 Mar 2020
In 2015, the largest seizure of Peruvian timber was made in the Yacu Kallpa vessel. Photo courtesy of the Environmental Research Agency (EIA).

California lawmakers introduce legislation to fight tropical deforestation

Ashoka Mukpo 24 Feb 2020

Let’s take the fight to social media giants and protect endangered monkeys and apes (commentary)

Gregg Tully 20 Feb 2020

Rare baby Chinese pangolin born to rescued mom makes surprise debut at Vietnam sanctuary

Liz Kimbrough 14 Feb 2020

Illegal pangolin trade may have played a part in coronavirus outbreak

Malavika Vyawahare 13 Feb 2020

Rhino poaching in South Africa declines for fifth straight year

Mongabay.com 7 Feb 2020
Experts fear that international markets will close their doors to Peru due to illegal timber. Photo courtesy of the Environmental Research Agency (EIA).

U.S. lumber company found importing high-risk Peruvian timber

Michael Tatarski 23 Jan 2020

‘Tainted timber’ from Myanmar widely used in yachts seized in the Netherlands

Malavika Vyawahare 25 Dec 2019

Coca farms close in on protected areas, isolated tribes in Peruvian Amazon

Chris Fagan 9 Dec 2019

Illegal hunting a greater threat to wildlife than forest degradation

Nanditha Chandraprakash 9 Dec 2019

Ayahuasca tourism an overlooked driver of trade in jaguar body parts, researchers say

Mongabay.com 30 Oct 2019

Holding social media companies accountable for facilitating illegal wildlife trade (commentary)

Daniel Stiles 25 Oct 2019

Legal and illegal trade negatively impacting survival and wellbeing of Africa’s wildlife: Report

Mongabay.com 9 Oct 2019

International wildlife trade sweeps across ‘tree of life,’ study finds

Mongabay.com 7 Oct 2019

Finally, Latin America is tackling wildlife trafficking (commentary)

Susan Lieberman 2 Oct 2019

Cheetahs, CITES, and illegal trade: Are consumer countries doing enough? (commentary)

Sarah Durant 30 Sep 2019

Video: Pango-Cam offers amazing and unique view of pangolin behavior

Erik Hoffner 16 Sep 2019

Asian otters gain protection from the pet trade

Erik Hoffner 6 Sep 2019

With new protections, saiga antelope may continue to be a symbol of Central Asia (commentary)

Enkhtuvshin Shiilegdamba 30 Aug 2019

Wild orchid trade in China is huge, overlooked and ‘devastating,’ study finds

Shreya Dasgupta 21 Aug 2019

Big cat trade driven by demand for traditional Asian medicine, according to report

Mongabay.com 13 Aug 2019

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