CITES News

January Illegal Ivory Trade News

1 February 2012

Categories: Homepage News, Elephants Campaign News, CITES News

This month’s seizure figures represent at least 77 dead elephants, bringing the total since this time last year to at least 4,001…

December 2011 Ivory News Round-up

9 January 2012

Categories: Homepage News, Elephants Campaign News, CITES News

A monthly update on press coverage of the international illegal ivory trade.

October 2011 Illegal Ivory Trade News

1 December 2011

Categories: Homepage News, Elephants Campaign News, CITES News

A monthly update on press coverage of the international illegal ivory trade.

October 2011 Illegal Ivory Trade News

2 November 2011

Categories: Homepage News, Elephants Campaign News, CITES News

A monthly update on press coverage of the international illegal ivory trade.

More arrests for illegal wildlife dealers

20 October 2011

Categories: Primates Campaign News, CITES News, Homepage News

The Last Great Ape Organisation (LAGA) in Cameroon has just released its monthly report for September. Whilst LAGA Director Ofir Drori works at an international level - meeting with officials from the World Bank and TRAFFIC on...

September 2011 Illegal Ivory Trade News

3 October 2011

Categories: Homepage News, Elephants Campaign News, CITES News

A monthly update on press coverage of the international illegal ivory trade. This month’s seizure figures represent the death of at least 540 elephants, bringing the total so far this year to at least 3,860 dead elephants…

LAGA and Wildlife Trade Arrests

22 September 2011

Categories: Homepage News, Primates Campaign News, CITES News

Every month, LAGA (Last Great Ape Organisation) and its regional network of law enforcement groups make vital progress in the campaign to stem the illegal wildlife trade in Central Africa.

August saw a landmark sentence of 4...

Theft indicates growing demand for rhino horn

12 September 2011

Categories: Homepage News, CITES News

Last Wednesday, a rhino horn used for display was stolen from Drusillas Zoo in East Sussex. Remarkably, this extraordinarily valuable animal artefact, was being kept, not in a safe, but in a cabinet with glass doors and...

August 2011 Ivory Seizures News Round Up

5 September 2011

Categories: Homepage News, Elephants Campaign News, CITES News

A monthly update on press coverage of the international illegal ivory trade. This month’s seizure figures represent the death of at least 1,388 elephants, bringing the total so far this year to at least 3,104 dead elephants…