Exporting in a shifting legal landscape – the US Lacey Act - Traffic
Dec 13 2011

GFTN invites forest industry to participate in new free online legality course

Gland, Switzerland, 14th December 2011—The Global Forest & Trade Network (GFTN), WWF´s initiative to eliminate illegal logging and drive improvements in forestry management and trade, and TRAFFIC, The Wildlife Monitoring Network, have launched a new multi-language online training module to increase awareness about the amended US Lacey Act and help ensure its compliance amongst exporters to the US.

CONSULTANCY OPPORTUNITY: Expert on Peruvian Amazon forestry issues sought - Traffic
Jan 27 2012

25 endangered turtles seized in Odisha, one held - The Times of India
Dec 16 2011

Forest officials Friday seized 25 fresh water turtles and arrested a man in Odisha's Kendrapada district for illegally possessing the endangered amphibians, officials said.

China’s giant pandas have become ‘spoilt’ - The Times of India
Jun 18 2011

Giant pandas in China’s research centres have become “spoilt” because of the extra care taken by experts while dealing with the lovable creatures which were once on the brink of extinction.

53 new species found in Costa Rica in 2011 - The Times of India
Dec 28 2011

The forests of Costa Rica provided the setting this year for science to discover 53 new species of insects, fungi and plants.

Dog steps on gun, shoots US hunter in buttocks - The Times of India
Nov 30 2011

A bird hunter was shot in the buttocks after his dog stepped on a shotgun laid across the bow of a boat.

VACANCY: Timber Trade Flow Consultant, Central Africa - Traffic
Feb 02 2012

Rhino poaching deaths continue to increase in South Africa - Traffic
Jan 12 2012

12th January 2012—Despite increased law enforcement efforts, rhino poaching accelerated in South Africa last year.  The country lost 448 rhinos to poaching in 2011, official government statistics reveal.  The total includes 19 critically endangered Black Rhinos, of which fewer than 5,000 remain in the wild. 

Malaysia seizes half a tonne of ivory - Traffic
Jan 09 2012

Port Klang, Malaysia, 9th January 2012—Malaysian Customs Department in Port Klang has seized close to half a tonne of ivory exported from Cape Town, South Africa; the third ivory seizure at this port in just over six months.

New theory explains how fishes grew into amphibians - The Times of India
Dec 28 2011

A small fish crawling out of a drying desert pond underlines a theory that ties up the fishes with the amphibians, reveals a study.

Meet the US woman who lives with 800 cats and about 15 dogs - The Times of India
Jul 21 2011

A woman in the US has been featured on a new series of Nat Geo WILD for living alone on her 12 acres of land in California, with close to 800 cats and about 15 dogs.

Man drags dog, driving Porsche at 115 kmph - The Times of India
Nov 22 2011

In an appalling incident, a man in Britain tied a dog to his car with a rope and dragged it along over nearly 10 km, the Daily Mail reported.

Almost 1,500 turtles “crammed like sardines” into suitcases - Traffic
Jan 26 2012

Jakarta, Indonesia, 26 January, 2012—Close to 1,500 live Pig-nosed Turtles were seized yesterday in Mopah Airport, Merauke, in Papua Province, Indonesia.

The 1,495 turtles were concealed inside two suitcases en route to Jakarta, the nation’s capital and a major hub for illicit wildlife trade.

Canada's same-sex penguin pair to be split apart - The Times of India
Nov 11 2011

Toronto's zoo is splitting up a pair of male penguins whose affection has drawn headlines and jokes about "Brokeback Iceberg."

US man gets 10 years for choke, sexual assault on dog - The Times of India
Dec 25 2011

A California man was sentenced this week to 10 years in prison for choking and sexually assaulting a chihuahua, and must now register as a sex offender, Sacramento prosecutors has said.

US man claims to have found 'world's smallest chicken egg' - The Times of India
Aug 22 2011

A man in the US claims to have found the world's smallest chicken egg, a media report said.

China kicks off new era of inter-agency co-operation on wildlife law enforcement - Traffic
Dec 21 2011

Beijing, China, 21st December 2011—A kick-off meeting of China’s National Inter-Agencies CITES Enforcement Coordination Group (NICECG) was held in Beijing in order to enhance efforts by China’s responsible government agencies to combat smuggling and illegal wildlife trade in China.

Australia police raid Greenpeace over GM crop raid - The Times of India
Jul 21 2011

Australian police raided on Thursday the Sydney headquarters of Greenpeace after activists from the environmental group broke into the country's top science agency to destroy a trial plot of genetically modified wheat.

Crocodile attends papal audience - The Times of India
Jan 12 2012

Pope Benedict XVI Wednesday addressed around 7,000 faithful - and a crocodile.

Vietnamese again caught with rhino horns in South Africa - Traffic
Dec 16 2011

Johannesburg, South Africa, 16th December 2011—South African authorities last week arrested two Vietnamese nationals at Johannesburg’s O.R. Tambo International Airport as they attempted to smuggle rhino horns and elephant ivory.

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