Cambodia holds ASEAN wildlife crimes workshop - Traffic
Aug 20 2010

Phnom Penh, 20th August 2010—Key judiciary and law enforcement leaders met this week to review prosecution of wildlife offences in Cambodia.

Mexican wildlife law assessed 10 years on - Traffic
Aug 25 2010

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Mexico City, Mexico, 25th August 2010—the Mexican Senate met last week to review the country’s General Wildlife Law, a decade after it was first introduced.

Four dead monkeys in Agra hospital's water tank - The Times of India
Jul 12 2010

Unable to bear the stench from the water they had been using for several days, employees of the district hospital decided to look into the matter and got a shock when they found four dead monkeys in the overhead tank.

Experts to establish Wildlife Forensics Network - Traffic
Aug 11 2010

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 11 August 2010—A network linking wildlife forensic specialists across South-East Asia is taking shape as law enforcement agencies begin to turn to DNA testing as a significant weapon in the fight against wildlife trafficking.

Snakes invade British prison - The Times of India
Jun 27 2010

A British prison is being invaded by snakes, which are scaling up the prison walls to "soak up some sun", a media report said Saturday.

Zimbabwe moves to tighten ivory trade controls - Traffic
Aug 23 2010

Hahare, Zimbabwe, 23rd August 2010—The government of Zimbabwe has revoked the right of licensed domestic ivory traders to issue “Short Export Permits” at the time ivory products are legally purchased as souvenirs.

Over 2,800 mailmen bitten by dogs in US - The Times of India
Jun 18 2010

Mailmen in the US have become the worst targets of dogs and over 2,800 of them were bitten by canines in America in 2009, latest statistics say.

German cops take crocodile into custody - The Times of India
Jul 02 2010

German police in the small town of Gross-Rohrheim have taken a crocodile into custody, after a worried resident gave them a call.

Hunting a key factor in Orangutan’s decline - Traffic
Aug 11 2010

Cambridge, UK, 11 August—Hunting appears to have been significantly underestimated as a key reason for the historical decline of Orangutans, according to a new study published today.

Whale poo 'offsets CO2 emissions' - The Times of India
Jun 16 2010

Sperm whales are unknowingly doing their bit to fight climate change as their faeces help oceans absorb carbon dioxide from the air, say scientists.

Live Tiger found in check-in baggage - Traffic
Aug 26 2010

Bangkok, Thailand, 26th August 2010—A two-month old tiger cub was found sedated and hidden among stuffed-tiger toys in the luggage of a woman at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi International Airport on Sunday.

Viet Nam and Indonesia collaborate to tackle illegal wildlife trade - Traffic
Aug 10 2010

Hai Phong, Viet Nam, 10 August 2010—Indonesian wildlife trade enforcement officials met their Vietnamese counterparts in Hai Phong city last week for a first bilateral dialogue on collaboration against illegal wildlife trade between the two countries.

Deforestation spreading out from Dar es Salaam - Traffic
Aug 09 2010

9 August 2010—A new study documents “waves” of forest degradation advancing 120 km from Dar Es Salaam over a 14 year period.

The study, by an international team of scientists, supports an economic model that predicted the sequential removal of products from high to low value radiating out from major demand centres.

New taskforce makes big agarwood seizure - Traffic
Aug 10 2010

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 10 August 2010—Member agencies of a newly created anti-poaching taskforce seized two tonnes of Agarwood stashed at a jetty on Banding Island which is located near the wildlife rich Belum-Temengor Forest Complex in the north of Peninsular Malaysia.

Tiger attacks toddler in Indonesian zoo - The Times of India
Jun 29 2010

A young Bengal tiger mauled a three-year-old girl after breaking free from its handlers at an Indonesian zoo, a spokeswoman said Tuesday, leaving the toddler with head injuries that required surgery.

'Parachuting donkey' shocks Russian holidaymakers - The Times of India
Jul 20 2010

A braying donkey attached to a parachute and sent soaring in the blue skies above the beaches of southern Russia has stunned holidaymakers and prompted a police enquiry, officials said Tuesday.

Wildlife beyond boundaries: The clue lies in corridors - The Times of India
Jul 29 2010

Our wildlife reserves, crafted more by circumstance than design, look like islands on a map. Bigger species like elephants seek ways of moving between them. Smaller species like jackals and mongooses live on the edges of villages & towns.

Trapping for food threatens rare Asian bird - Traffic
Aug 19 2010

Cambridge, UK, 19th August 2010—The Spoon-billed Sandpiper, one of the world's most threatened birds, is rapidly heading towards extinction because young birds are being targeted for human consumption.

Malaysia gets tough new wildlife law - Traffic
Aug 06 2010

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 5 August 2010—Malaysia’s Parliament this week passed the country’s tough new Wildlife Conservation Bill 2010 which provides significantly higher penalties and mandatory jail terms for wildlife crime.

The new law, expected to come into force by the end of this year, will replace the 38-year-old Protection of Wild Life Act.

FREE! Imprisonment and fines with purchases of protected wildlife products - Traffic
Aug 24 2010

New Delhi, India, 24th August 2010—TRAFFIC India has released four brand new Public Service Announcements (PSAs ) as part of its ongoing “Don’t Buy Trouble” campaign that advises tourists to be careful of what they buy as souvenirs during their travels to India.

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