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Namibia to auction 170 wild elephants, saying rising numbers threaten people

Originally published in The Guardian. Photograph: 2630ben/Getty Images/iStockphoto Namibia plans to auction 170 wild elephants because of drought and an increase in numbers bringing them into conflict with people. Increase in conflict between species and drought prompt sale of animals that are at risk of extinction due to poaching Namibia has put 170 “high value”… Continue reading Namibia to auction 170 wild elephants, saying rising numbers threaten people

Tuna-price-fixing

Lausanne, 18 June 2020 – On Tuesday, Chris Lischewski, the driving force behind the creation of the International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF), received a three-year prison sentence in the United States for fixing the price of canned tuna. The former CEO of Bumble Bee Sea Foods is now disgraced beyond recovery. The story behind this… Continue reading Tuna-price-fixing

Remarks on wildlife politics

AT UNIVERSITIES IN SOUTH AFRICA MAY 2018 Thank you so much for giving me the privilege of your time. Having taught at the University of California in Los Angeles and at Rutgers University in New Jersey, I know how valuable time is for anyone at a college or university. I am particularly proud that you… Continue reading Remarks on wildlife politics

Poaching: SA heads for 1,000 rhino killings for the fifth year in a row

Frikkie Rossouw, of the SANParks’ Environmental Crime Investigations Unit, prepares the carcass of a rhino killed for its horn for postmortem, Kruger National Park, South Africa, 04 February 2015. EPA/SALYM FAYAD

By TONY CARNIE. Originally published in Daily Maverick. For the fifth year in a row, South Africa is set to record a grisly killing rate of more than 1,000 rhinos poached each year (nearly three rhinos each day).The latest statistics – the first official information released by government in six months – show that at… Continue reading Poaching: SA heads for 1,000 rhino killings for the fifth year in a row

Remarks by IWMC’s President at the Closing Ceremony of CITES CoP17

Madam Chair, Please allow me to associate myself with previous speakers in congratulating all those having contributed to the organization of CITES CoP17. Madam Chair, due to the important increase in poaching and in related illegal wildlife activities, the international community has reinstated the Inquisition in order to identify the witch or witches responsible for… Continue reading Remarks by IWMC’s President at the Closing Ceremony of CITES CoP17

It’s Time to Listen to Japan on Whaling

Originally published in www.fishermensnews.com. Members of the Scientific Committee of the International Whaling Commission (IWC) will begin 2015 by reviewing a new proposed research plan for an Antarctic whale research program, known as NeWReP-A, under which Japan will gather evidence to demonstrate that future commercial harvests of minke whales can be conducted sustainably. While the… Continue reading It’s Time to Listen to Japan on Whaling

THE MANAGEMENT OF SHARKS – Conserve Through Trade

Sharks – Key facts Sharks have swum the oceans for around 250 million years, residing at the top of the marine food chain. Their only known predators are other sharks and man. Nearly 400 shark species exist, covering most parts of the world. Among the largest are the whale shark, which can grow to a… Continue reading THE MANAGEMENT OF SHARKS – Conserve Through Trade

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