Illegal wildlife trade
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Figure of 220-450 annual deaths could be even higher, as killings by poachers or farmers often go undetected in the remote mountains of central Asia
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Elephants will certainly survive. But it may only be in ‘fortress’ conservation parks. Is there any way to allow elephants to stay wild?
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Tracker dogs trained on human scent are the latest weapon being used to help catch criminals in South Africa’s Kruger national park, the epicentre of the rhino poaching epidemic
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A major meeting on the regulation of trade in endangered species is drawing to a close in Johannesburg - here are seven of its key hits and misses
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Elephant conservation Debate: Would a legal ivory trade save elephants or speed up the massacre?
Andrew Seguya, Rowan Martin, Nitin Sekar, Solomon Hsiang, Enrico Di Minin and Douglas MacMillan
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Cites summit moves to protect the world’s most trafficked wild product by placing all 300 species of the tree under trade restrictions
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World’s most illegally trafficked mammal wins total ban on international trade in all species under the strictest Cites protection possible
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It’s time we started shouting about illegal sales of endangered plants: it’s just as barbaric as the ivory trade, argues Robbie Blackhall-Miles.
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In this Peruvian shanty town endangered wildlife is sold daily at market, live or freshly cooked in gory detail by traders flouting lax enforcement. Stopping this growing illegal trade will be key to discussions at Cites this week
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Helmeted hornbills’ solid red beak sells for several times the price of elephant ivory due to soaring demand on the Chinese black market
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Evidence obtained by the Guardian shows how treasury coffers swelled with 2% tax on trades worth up to $45m including tigers, rhinos and elephants
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Beijing faces pressure at global summit to close 200 farms where tigers are bred for luxury goods and end its obstructive tactics
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Elephant conservation South Africa: 'Saving endangered species is the responsibility of everyone'
Edna MolewaAs the 17th world wildlife conference opens, South Africa’s environment minister Dr Edna Molewa explains the country’s commitment to protecting wildlife -
The Cites convention finds itself confronting powerful networks, even though it has no detectives, no police powers and no firearms
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Bach brothers based in Vietnam and Thailand are responsible for smuggling thousands of tonnes of elephant ivory, rhino horn and other endangered species
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Exclusive: Investigation uncovers the ringleaders profiting from $23bn annual trade in illicit animals after more than a decade of undercover surveillance
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Conservationists urge countries to give imperilled species the highest level of protection at the global Cites summit opening on Saturday to prevent them becoming extinct in the wild
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First thoughts A total ban on ivory would be disastrous for elephants. Better to legalise it
Simon JenkinsAllowing African farmers to profit from ivory in a carefully controlled market would give them an incentive to conserve wildlife
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The Duke of Cambridge tells an event in London organised by the conservation charity Tusk, that he is not prepared to be part of a generation that lets the species disappear from the wild
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New initiative closes loophole allowing dealers to claim ivory from recently killed elephants is antique without providing proof of age
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Police investigating attack on small herd at Valdeserrillas reserve in Valencia after staff discover headless body of dominant male
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Tackling corruption will deal a lethal blow to the illegal wildlife trade
Yury Fedotov and John E ScanlonYury Fedotov and John E Scanlon: Talk of prohibiting, preventing and countering corruption must take centre stage at the Cites summit in Johannesburg
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Elephant conservation 人口70亿的世界,如何保护野生动植物?
John Scanlon关于如何保护濒危物种,世界正站在一个十字路口,9月份两次至关重要的全球性会议就这一紧迫问题展开讨论。翻译:奇芳
Prince William warns poachers are outrunning efforts to stop wildlife trade